Gemeine Schafgarbe vs Downy Truffle

Achillea millefolium compared with Tuber puberulum

Key Differences

Gemeine Schafgarbe is Least Concern while Downy Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Downy Truffle
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tuberaceae
Genus	Achillea	Tuber
Species	Achillea millefolium	Tuber puberulum

Conservation Status

Gemeine Schafgarbe

LC — Least Concern

Downy Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Schafgarbe	Downy Truffle
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).

Downy Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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