Annual Willowherb vs Chickweed Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum compared with Epilobium alsinifolium

Key Differences

• Annual Willowherb is Not Evaluated while Chickweed Willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Willowherb	Chickweed Willowherb
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family same	Onagraceae	Onagraceae
Genus same	Epilobium	Epilobium
Species	Epilobium brachycarpum	Epilobium alsinifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual Willowherb and Chickweed Willowherb share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Epilobium.

Conservation Status

Annual Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Chickweed Willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Willowherb	Chickweed Willowherb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Chickweed Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Willowherb

The Annual Willowherb (Epilobium brachycarpum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chickweed Willowherb

The Chickweed Willowherb (Epilobium alsinifolium) is a species in the genus Epilobium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden