Schwarzer Senf vs Gemeine Akelei

Brassica nigra compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzer Senf	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Kreuzblütlerartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Brassicaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Brassica	Aquilegia
Species	Brassica nigra	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Schwarzer Senf

LC — Least Concern

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzer Senf	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzer Senf

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (25 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (8 countries).

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).

Schwarzer Senf

The Black Mustard (Brassica nigra) is a species in the genus Brassica. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also fo.

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 19 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇸 United States