Arizona madrone vs Carelessweed

Arbutus arizonica compared with Amaranthus spinosus

Key Differences

• Arizona madrone is Least Concern while Carelessweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona madrone	Carelessweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Ericaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Arbutus	Amaranthus
Species	Arbutus arizonica	Amaranthus spinosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona madrone and Carelessweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Arizona madrone

LC — Least Concern

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona madrone	Carelessweed
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.

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.