Gewöhnlicher Kerbel vs Gnadenkraut

Anthriscus caucalis compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Gewöhnlicher Kerbel is Least Concern while Gnadenkraut is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel	Gnadenkraut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Doldenblütlerartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Apiaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anthriscus	Gratiola
Species	Anthriscus caucalis	Gratiola officinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel and Gnadenkraut share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

LC — Least Concern

Gnadenkraut

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel	Gnadenkraut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Gnadenkraut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

The bur chervil (Anthriscus caucalis) is a species in the genus Anthriscus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden