Gemeine Akelei vs Glaucous Willow

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Salix glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Glaucous Willow
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Malpighiales (Malpighienartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Salicaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Salix
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Salix glauca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Glaucous Willow
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).

Glaucous Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden