Alligatorweed vs Arizona madrone

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Arbutus arizonica

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while Arizona madrone is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	Arizona madrone
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alternanthera	Arbutus
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Arbutus arizonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alligatorweed and Arizona madrone share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	Arizona madrone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Arizona madrone

Habitat

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

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.