bur chervil vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Anthriscus caucalis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• bur chervil is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bur chervil	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apiaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anthriscus	Botrychium
Species	Anthriscus caucalis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

bur chervil and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bur chervil	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

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.

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States