Gestreifter Schwaden vs Blaugrüner Schwaden

Glyceria striata compared with Glyceria declinata

Key Differences

• Gestreifter Schwaden is Not Evaluated while Blaugrüner Schwaden is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gestreifter Schwaden	Blaugrüner Schwaden
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Poales (Süßgrasartige)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family same	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus same	Glyceria	Glyceria
Species	Glyceria striata	Glyceria declinata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gestreifter Schwaden and Blaugrüner Schwaden share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Glyceria.

Conservation Status

Gestreifter Schwaden

NE — Not Evaluated

Blaugrüner Schwaden

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gestreifter Schwaden	Blaugrüner Schwaden
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gestreifter Schwaden

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

Blaugrüner Schwaden

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States