African Ansellia vs Dwarf Water Clover

Ansellia africana compared with Marsilea minuta

Key Differences

• African Ansellia is Vulnerable while Dwarf Water Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Ansellia	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Orchidaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Ansellia	Marsilea
Species	Ansellia africana	Marsilea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

African Ansellia and Dwarf Water Clover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

African Ansellia

VU — Vulnerable

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Ansellia	Dwarf Water Clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Ansellia

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

African Ansellia

The African Ansellia (Ansellia africana) is a species in the genus Ansellia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.