Acanthus vs false pepperwort

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Acanthaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acanthus	Marsilea
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Acanthus and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	false pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

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

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.