Blue star vs Orange Jelly Spot

Amsonia orientalis compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Dacrymyces
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Orange Jelly Spot
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.

Orange Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.