Gemeine Schafgarbe vs Gemeine Akelei

Achillea millefolium compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Gemeine Akelei
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Achillea	Aquilegia
Species	Achillea millefolium	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schafgarbe

LC — Least Concern

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Gemeine Akelei
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Schafgarbe

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 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).

Gemeine Schafgarbe

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

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 14 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States