Blue star vs Streamside Swordfern

Amsonia orientalis compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Nephrolepis
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Nephrolepis rivularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Streamside Swordfern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.