boreal moonwort vs Candelabra Tree

Botrychium boreale compared with Araucaria angustifolia

Key Differences

• boreal moonwort is Near Threatened while Candelabra Tree is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal moonwort	Candelabra Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Araucariaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Araucaria
Species	Botrychium boreale	Araucaria angustifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

boreal moonwort and Candelabra Tree share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Candelabra Tree

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal moonwort	Candelabra Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boreal moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Candelabra Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and India. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

boreal moonwort

The Boreal moonwort (Botrychium boreale) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Candelabra Tree

The Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) is a species in the genus Araucaria. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the