American Bladdernut vs Caucasian Alder

Staphylea trifolia compared with Alnus subcordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	Caucasian 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 subcordata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	Caucasian 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.

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

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

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.

Caucasian Alder

The Caucasian Alder (Alnus subcordata) 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.