Blue star vs Floating Bladderwort

Amsonia orientalis compared with Utricularia radiata

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Floating Bladderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Floating Bladderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Utricularia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Utricularia radiata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Bladderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Floating Bladderwort
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.

Floating Bladderwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.