African winged-bean vs alpine silverwort

Psophocarpus palustris compared with Anthelia julacea

Key Differences

• African winged-bean is Not Evaluated while alpine silverwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African winged-bean	alpine silverwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Antheliaceae
Genus	Psophocarpus	Anthelia
Species	Psophocarpus palustris	Anthelia julacea

Evolutionary Relationship

African winged-bean and alpine silverwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

African winged-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African winged-bean	alpine silverwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African winged-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Madagascar, and Taiwan.

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

African winged-bean

The African winged-bean (Psophocarpus palustris) is a species in the genus Psophocarpus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.