Yang Shi Cao vs Toad's Ear

Achillea millefolium compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yang Shi Cao	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Pezizomycetes (盘菌纲)
Order	Asterales (菊目)	Pezizales (盤菌目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Otideaceae
Genus	Achillea	Otidea
Species	Achillea millefolium	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Yang Shi Cao

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yang Shi Cao	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Yang Shi Cao

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Yang Shi Cao

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden