Branched Moonwort vs Broken Hill Gidgee

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Acacia loderi

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Broken Hill Gidgee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Acacia
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Acacia loderi

Evolutionary Relationship

Branched Moonwort and Broken Hill Gidgee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Broken Hill Gidgee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Branched Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Broken Hill Gidgee

Habitat

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

Branched Moonwort

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

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.