Capon'S-Feather vs Mountain yam

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Capon'S-Feather	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Dioscorea
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

Capon'S-Feather and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Capon'S-Feather	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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

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.