branched St. Bernard's-lily vs Variable flatsedge

Anthericum ramosum compared with Cyperus difformis

Key Differences

branched St. Bernard's-lily is Extinct while Variable flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthericum	Cyperus
Species	Anthericum ramosum	Cyperus difformis

Evolutionary Relationship

branched St. Bernard's-lily and Variable flatsedge share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

View Class: Liliopsida

Conservation Status

branched St. Bernard's-lily

EX — Extinct

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Variable flatsedge
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.

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.