Branched Moonwort vs Capon'S-Feather

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

Branched Moonwort is Extinct while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Aquilegia
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Branched Moonwort and Capon'S-Feather share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	Capon'S-Feather
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).

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.