Alexanders vs Ferny Azolla

Angelica atropurpurea compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alexanders	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Apiaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Angelica	Azolla
Species	Angelica atropurpurea	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alexanders

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexanders

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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).

Alexanders

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States