Butterfly-leaf vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Botrychium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.