American Water Plantain vs Devil's backbone

Alisma subcordatum compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Devil's backbone
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Alismataceae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Alisma	Kalanchoe
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water Plantain and Devil's backbone share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Devil's backbone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States