Blue star vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Amsonia orientalis compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Amsonia	Dicksonia
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Dicksonia utteridgei

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue star and Utteridge's rough tree fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.