Branched Moonwort vs candelabra aloe

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Aloe arborescens

Key Differences

Branched Moonwort is Extinct while candelabra aloe is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	candelabra aloe
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Aloe
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Aloe arborescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Branched Moonwort and candelabra aloe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	candelabra aloe
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).

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.