Lesser Spearwort vs Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Ranunculus flammula compared with Ranunculus trichophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Spearwort	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ranunculales (лютикоцветные)	Ranunculales (лютикоцветные)
Family same	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus same	Ranunculus	Ranunculus
Species	Ranunculus flammula	Ranunculus trichophyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Spearwort and Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ranunculus.

Conservation Status

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Spearwort	Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Thread-Leaf Water-Crowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States