alpine dandelion vs Bed-jacket

Taraxacum scopulorum compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• alpine dandelion is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine dandelion	Bed-jacket
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Taraxacum	Alectryon
Species	Taraxacum scopulorum	Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine dandelion and Bed-jacket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine dandelion	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

alpine dandelion

The Alpine dandelion (Taraxacum scopulorum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Canada.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.