Gemeine Akelei vs Centaury

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cirsium eliasianum

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Centaury

Habitat

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

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.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.