bur chervil vs Mountain yam

Anthriscus caucalis compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• bur chervil is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bur chervil	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apiaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Anthriscus	Dioscorea
Species	Anthriscus caucalis	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

bur chervil and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

bur chervil

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bur chervil	Mountain yam
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).

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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