Arctic daisy vs malva de Castilla

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Malva parviflora

Key Differences

• Arctic daisy is Least Concern while malva de Castilla is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	malva de Castilla
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Malvaceae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Malva
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Malva parviflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic daisy and malva de Castilla share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

malva de Castilla

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	malva de Castilla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

malva de Castilla

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (7 countries).

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

malva de Castilla

The Cheeseweed mallow (Malva parviflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States