Blue star vs lírio-fétido

Amsonia orientalis compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while lírio-fétido is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	lírio-fétido
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Apocynaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Amsonia	Iris
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

lírio-fétido

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	lírio-fétido
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

lírio-fétido

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.