Crested goosefoot vs Wormseed

Dysphania cristata compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested goosefoot	Wormseed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Dysphania	Dysphania
Species	Dysphania cristata	Dysphania anthelmintica

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested goosefoot and Wormseed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dysphania.

Conservation Status

Crested goosefoot

NE — Not Evaluated

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested goosefoot	Wormseed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Sweden, and United States.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States