common greasewort vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Aneura pinguis compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• common greasewort is Least Concern while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (ลิเวอร์เวิร์ต)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Ericales (อันดับกุหลาบป่า)
Family	Aneuraceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aneura	Pyrola
Species	Aneura pinguis	Pyrola rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

common greasewort and Round-Leaf Wintergreen share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (พืช)

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States