Branched Moonwort vs chainfruit

Botrychium matricariifolium compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Branched Moonwort is Extinct while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Branched Moonwort	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ophioglossaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Botrychium	Alyxia
Species	Botrychium matricariifolium	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Branched Moonwort

EX — Extinct

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Branched Moonwort	chainfruit
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).

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.