Beautiful water-starwort vs Haken-Wasserstern

Callitriche pulchra compared with Callitriche hamulata

Key Differences

• Beautiful water-starwort is Critically Endangered while Haken-Wasserstern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful water-starwort	Haken-Wasserstern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family same	Plantaginaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus same	Callitriche	Callitriche
Species	Callitriche pulchra	Callitriche hamulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful water-starwort and Haken-Wasserstern share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Callitriche.

Conservation Status

Beautiful water-starwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Haken-Wasserstern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful water-starwort	Haken-Wasserstern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful water-starwort

Habitat

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

Haken-Wasserstern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Beautiful water-starwort

The Beautiful water-starwort (Callitriche pulchra) is a species in the genus Callitriche. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.