Alligatorweed vs bristly bearberry

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while bristly bearberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	bristly bearberry
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	Arctostaphylos
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	bristly bearberry
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).

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

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