Annual False Pimpernel vs Baby’s Tears

Lindernia dubia compared with Lindernia rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Annual False Pimpernel is Not Evaluated while Baby’s Tears is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual False Pimpernel	Baby’s Tears
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Linderniaceae	Linderniaceae
Genus same	Lindernia	Lindernia
Species	Lindernia dubia	Lindernia rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Annual False Pimpernel and Baby’s Tears share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lindernia.

Conservation Status

Annual False Pimpernel

NE — Not Evaluated

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual False Pimpernel	Baby’s Tears
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual False Pimpernel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Annual False Pimpernel

The Annual False Pimpernel (Lindernia dubia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan