American Wormseed vs Blackcurrant

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Antidesma parvifolium

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Blackcurrant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Blackcurrant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Dysphania	Antidesma
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Antidesma parvifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

American Wormseed and Blackcurrant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Blackcurrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blackcurrant

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