Gemeine Akelei vs Kletterfeige

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Ficus pumila

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Kletterfeige is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Kletterfeige
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Moraceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Ficus
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Ficus pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Kletterfeige

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Kletterfeige
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).

Kletterfeige

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Singapore), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Kletterfeige

Climbing Fig, Ficus pumila, is a small-leaved, self-clinging vine in the family Moraceae native to eastern Asia, including China, Japan, Vietnam, and adjacent regions. It attaches firmly to walls, tree trunks, and rock surfaces using adhesive root-like holdfasts that grip the substrate tightly. The juvenile foliage consists of small, heart-shaped leaves that cover the climbing surface densely, while adult foliage on mature, non-climbing branches is larger and leathery. Climbing Fig produces the characteristic enclosed fig inflorescences (syconia) on adult branches, filled with small flowers pollinated by specialized fig wasps in a tight co-evolutionary relationship. The small, fleshy figs are produced abundantly on mature plants and are eaten by birds and mammals, facilitating seed dispersal. The species is one of the most widely cultivated ornamental climbers in warm climates worldwide, used to clothe walls, fences, pergolas, and buildings in gardens across the Mediterranean, subtropical, and tropical regions. It can cause long-term damage to masonry when holdfasts penetrate cracks. In suitable warm climates outside its native range, Climbing Fig can escape cultivation and become naturalized. The species is not threatened in its native Asian range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇮🇳 India 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇸 United States