Gemeine Akelei vs Zwerg-Schwertlilie

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Iris pumila

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Zwerg-Schwertlilie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Zwerg-Schwertlilie
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Mantodea (Fangschrecken)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aquilegia	Iris
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Iris pumila

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Zwerg-Schwertlilie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Zwerg-Schwertlilie
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).

Zwerg-Schwertlilie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States