Arrowleaf elephant's ear vs branched St. Bernard's-lily

Xanthosoma sagittifolium compared with Anthericum ramosum

Key Differences

• Arrowleaf elephant's ear is Not Evaluated while branched St. Bernard's-lily is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	branched St. Bernard's-lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Araceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Xanthosoma	Anthericum
Species	Xanthosoma sagittifolium	Anthericum ramosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Arrowleaf elephant's ear and branched St. Bernard's-lily share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

NE — Not Evaluated

branched St. Bernard's-lily

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrowleaf elephant's ear	branched St. Bernard's-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Colombia).

branched St. Bernard's-lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

The Arrowleaf elephant's ear, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, is a species. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms.

branched St. Bernard's-lily

The Branched st. bernard's-lily (Anthericum ramosum) is a species in the genus Anthericum. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.