black currant-tree vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossaceae)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Botrychium
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Botrychium lanceolatum

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and Lance-Leaf Moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (planta)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

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

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.