alchorntree vs Ferny Azolla

Alchornea rugosa compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alchorntree	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alchornea	Azolla
Species	Alchornea rugosa	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

alchorntree and Ferny Azolla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

alchorntree

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alchorntree	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alchorntree

Habitat

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

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

alchorntree

The Alchorntree (Alchornea rugosa) is a species in the genus Alchornea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.