Allegheny Serviceberry vs Rootless Duckweed

Amelanchier arborea compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

Allegheny Serviceberry is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allegheny Serviceberry	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Araceae
Genus	Amelanchier	Wolffia
Species	Amelanchier arborea	Wolffia arrhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

Allegheny Serviceberry and Rootless Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

View Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Conservation Status

Allegheny Serviceberry

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allegheny Serviceberry	Rootless Duckweed
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.

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.