Adder's-tongue Spearwort vs Gift-Hahnenfuss

Ranunculus ophioglossifolius compared with Ranunculus sceleratus

Key Differences

• Adder's-tongue Spearwort is Endangered while Gift-Hahnenfuss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adder's-tongue Spearwort	Gift-Hahnenfuss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus ophioglossifolius	Ranunculus sceleratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Adder's-tongue Spearwort and Gift-Hahnenfuss share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

EN — Endangered

Gift-Hahnenfuss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adder's-tongue Spearwort	Gift-Hahnenfuss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gift-Hahnenfuss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (Georgia, Pakistan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Adder's-tongue Spearwort

The Adder's-tongue Spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Gift-Hahnenfuss

The Blister Buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) is a species in the genus Ranunculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden