arrowroot vs Caucasian Alder

Thalia geniculata compared with Alnus subcordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	Caucasian Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Salpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Thalia	Alnus
Species	Thalia geniculata	Alnus subcordata

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	Caucasian Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

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

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Caucasian Alder

The Caucasian Alder (Alnus subcordata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.