Alectryon vs Devil weed

Alectryon tropicus compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Sargassum
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.