Arizona madrone vs Baby’s Tears

Arbutus arizonica compared with Lindernia rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona madrone	Baby’s Tears
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Linderniaceae
Genus	Arbutus	Lindernia
Species	Arbutus arizonica	Lindernia rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona madrone and Baby’s Tears share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona madrone	Baby’s Tears
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona madrone

Habitat

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

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.

Arizona madrone

The Arizona madrone, Arbutus arizonica, 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.

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.