Blue star vs Fern Palm

Amsonia orientalis compared with Cycas revoluta

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Fern Palm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Fern Palm
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Cycas
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Cycas revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Fern Palm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Fern Palm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Fern Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Fern Palm

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.