Blue star vs Floating Fern

Amsonia orientalis compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Floating Fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Salvinia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Floating Fern
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 Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.