Blue star vs mountain pansy

Amsonia orientalis compared with Viola lutea

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while mountain pansy is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	mountain pansy
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Violaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Viola
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Viola lutea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

mountain pansy

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	mountain pansy
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.

mountain pansy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.