Garden Tulip vs Wild Tulip

Tulipa gesneriana compared with Tulipa sylvestris

Key Differences

• Garden Tulip is Not Evaluated while Wild Tulip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Tulip	Wild Tulip
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Liliales (Liliales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family same	Liliaceae	Liliaceae
Genus same	Tulipa	Tulipa
Species	Tulipa gesneriana	Tulipa sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Tulip and Wild Tulip share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Tulipa.

Conservation Status

Garden Tulip

NE — Not Evaluated

Wild Tulip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Tulip	Wild Tulip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Tulip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Wild Tulip

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States