Blue star vs northern red currant

Amsonia orientalis compared with Ribes spicatum

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while northern red currant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	northern red currant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Ribes
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Ribes spicatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and northern red currant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

northern red currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	northern red currant
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.

northern red currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries).

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.