Gemeine Akelei vs Gabeliges Hornkraut

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Gabeliges Hornkraut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Gabeliges Hornkraut
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Cerastium
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Cerastium dichotomum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Gabeliges Hornkraut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Gabeliges Hornkraut
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).

Gabeliges Hornkraut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States