Brookwood Crestwort vs Fragrant Crestwort

Lophocolea brookwoodiana compared with Lophocolea fragrans

Key Differences

• Brookwood Crestwort is Data Deficient while Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brookwood Crestwort	Fragrant Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class same	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order same	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family same	Lophocoleaceae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus same	Lophocolea	Lophocolea
Species	Lophocolea brookwoodiana	Lophocolea fragrans

Evolutionary Relationship

Brookwood Crestwort and Fragrant Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lophocolea.

Conservation Status

Brookwood Crestwort

DD — Data Deficient

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brookwood Crestwort	Fragrant Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brookwood Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Brookwood Crestwort

The Brookwood Crestwort (Lophocolea brookwoodiana) is a species in the genus Lophocolea. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway