American Bladdernut vs California alder

Staphylea trifolia compared with Alnus rhombifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	California alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Staphylea	Alnus
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Alnus rhombifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Bladdernut and California alder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

California alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	California alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

California alder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

California alder

The California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada