American Water Plantain vs Deviltree

Alisma subcordatum compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Deviltree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Alismataceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alisma	Alstonia
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water Plantain and Deviltree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Deviltree
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.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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