Arizona alder vs Smallflowered Milkvetch

Alnus oblongifolia compared with Astragalus nuttallianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona alder	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Betulaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alnus	Astragalus
Species	Alnus oblongifolia	Astragalus nuttallianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona alder and Smallflowered Milkvetch share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arizona alder

LC — Least Concern

Smallflowered Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona alder	Smallflowered Milkvetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona alder

Habitat

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

Smallflowered Milkvetch

Habitat

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

Arizona alder

The Arizona alder, Alnus oblongifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.