Gemeine Akelei vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Botrychium
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Akelei and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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).

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States