Blue star vs purple thorn

Amsonia orientalis compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while purple thorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	purple thorn
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Geometridae
Genus	Amsonia	Selenia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Selenia tetralunaria

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	purple thorn
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.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.