Gemeiner Wundklee vs Zierliches Hundszahnmoos

Anthyllis vulneraria compared with Cynodontium gracilescens

Key Differences

• Gemeiner Wundklee is Vulnerable while Zierliches Hundszahnmoos is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeiner Wundklee	Zierliches Hundszahnmoos
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Fabaceae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Anthyllis	Cynodontium
Species	Anthyllis vulneraria	Cynodontium gracilescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeiner Wundklee and Zierliches Hundszahnmoos share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Pflanzen)

Conservation Status

Gemeiner Wundklee

VU — Vulnerable

Zierliches Hundszahnmoos

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeiner Wundklee	Zierliches Hundszahnmoos
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeiner Wundklee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Zierliches Hundszahnmoos

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Gemeiner Wundklee

Common Kidney-Vetch (<em>Anthyllis vulneraria</em>) is a flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, assessed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat degradation and agricultural intensification across parts of its range. It is widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (nine countries), North America (Canada and the United States), and Oceania (Australia), occupying six distinct biome types and occurring within the Indomalayan and Oceanian biogeographic realms. The species typically grows in dry, calcareous grasslands, coastal cliffs, sand dunes, and rocky slopes, often favoring nutrient-poor soils. It is an important larval food plant for certain butterfly species, particularly the Small Blue butterfly in Europe, and contributes to soil fertility through nitrogen fixation via root nodules. Its cheerful yellow, orange, or red flower heads make it a recognizable component of chalk and limestone grassland communities. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States