branched St. Bernard's-lily vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Anthericum ramosum compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• branched St. Bernard's-lily is Extinct while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthericum	Botrychium
Species	Anthericum ramosum	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

branched St. Bernard's-lily and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

branched St. Bernard's-lily

EX — Extinct

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

branched St. Bernard's-lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

branched St. Bernard's-lily

The Branched st. bernard's-lily (Anthericum ramosum) is a species in the genus Anthericum. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden