Fragrant Crestwort vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

• Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Variable-Leaved 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 fragrans	Lophocolea heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Fragrant Crestwort and Variable-Leaved Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lophocolea.

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan