American Witch-Hazel vs chainfruit

Hamamelis virginiana compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Witch-Hazel	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Hamamelidaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Hamamelis	Alyxia
Species	Hamamelis virginiana	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

American Witch-Hazel and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Witch-Hazel

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Witch-Hazel	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Witch-Hazel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

American Witch-Hazel

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

chainfruit

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