Amphibious Bistort vs bardana

Persicaria amphibia compared with Arctium lappa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amphibious Bistort	bardana
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Polygonaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Persicaria	Arctium
Species	Persicaria amphibia	Arctium lappa

Evolutionary Relationship

Amphibious Bistort and bardana share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Amphibious Bistort

LC — Least Concern

bardana

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amphibious Bistort	bardana
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amphibious Bistort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (Mexico, United States).

bardana

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Amphibious Bistort

The Amphibious Bistort (Persicaria amphibia) is a species in the genus Persicaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bardana

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States