American Wormseed vs Chalk Maple

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• American Wormseed is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dysphania	Acer
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Wormseed	Chalk Maple
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).

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

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