Bristly bellflower vs bur chervil

Campanula cervicaria compared with Anthriscus caucalis

Key Differences

• Bristly bellflower is Near Threatened while bur chervil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bristly bellflower	bur chervil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Campanulaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Campanula	Anthriscus
Species	Campanula cervicaria	Anthriscus caucalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bristly bellflower and bur chervil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bristly bellflower

NT — Near Threatened

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bristly bellflower	bur chervil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bristly bellflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

bur chervil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Bristly bellflower

The Bristly bellflower (Campanula cervicaria) is a species in the genus Campanula. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bur chervil

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States