Allegheny Serviceberry vs Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Amelanchier arborea compared with Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Onagraceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Ludwigia
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Allegheny Serviceberry and Linear Leaf Water Primrose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Linear Leaf Water Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allegheny Serviceberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Allegheny Serviceberry

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