Gewöhnlicher Kerbel vs Prickly Featherwort

Anthriscus caucalis compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

• Gewöhnlicher Kerbel is Least Concern while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (Lebermoose)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apiales (Doldenblütlerartige)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Apiaceae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Anthriscus	Plagiochila
Species	Anthriscus caucalis	Plagiochila spinulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel and Prickly Featherwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Gewöhnlicher Kerbel

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnlicher Kerbel	Prickly Featherwort
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).

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden