Blue star vs finger hakea

Amsonia orientalis compared with Hakea dactyloides

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while finger hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	finger hakea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Hakea
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Hakea dactyloides

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and finger hakea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

finger hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	finger hakea
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.

finger hakea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in France.

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.