Gemeine Akelei vs Limestone Violet

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Limestone Violet
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	Violaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Viola
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Viola calcicola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Limestone Violet
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).

Limestone Violet

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.