Blue star vs leafless swallow-wort

Amsonia orientalis compared with Orthosia scoparia

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while leafless swallow-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	leafless swallow-wort
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Amsonia	Orthosia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Orthosia scoparia

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

leafless swallow-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	leafless swallow-wort
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.

leafless swallow-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.