Gemeine Akelei vs Lady's Slipper

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Calceolaria fothergillii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Lady's Slipper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Calceolariaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Calceolaria
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Calceolaria fothergillii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Akelei and Lady's Slipper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Lady's Slipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Lady's Slipper
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).

Lady's Slipper

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.