arctic willowherb vs Gemeine Akelei

Epilobium arcticum compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• arctic willowherb is Not Evaluated while Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic willowherb	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Onagraceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Epilobium	Aquilegia
Species	Epilobium arcticum	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic willowherb and Gemeine Akelei share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

arctic willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic willowherb	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Gemeine Akelei

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).

arctic willowherb

The Arctic willowherb (Epilobium arcticum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gemeine Akelei

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway