Gemeine Akelei vs Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cirsium helenioides

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aquilegia	Cirsium
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Cirsium helenioides

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel
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).

Verschiedenblättrige Kratzdistel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Slovenia, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden