Blue star vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Amsonia orientalis compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Barbarea
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Barbarea stricta

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Small-Flowered Winter-Cress share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
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.

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

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.