Capon'S-Feather vs Mountain-ash

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Mountain-ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aquilegia	Sorbus
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Sorbus alnifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Capon'S-Feather and Mountain-ash share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Mountain-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

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

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States