common greasewort vs Java-bean

Aneura pinguis compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Java-bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (نباتات كبدية)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (جنغرمنانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Fabales (فوليات)
Family	Aneuraceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aneura	Senna
Species	Aneura pinguis	Senna obtusifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

common greasewort and Java-bean share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (نباتات)

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Java-bean
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).

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States