Autumn Snowflake vs Dark Stonewort

Acis autumnalis compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Characeae
Genus	Acis	Nitella
Species	Acis autumnalis	Nitella opaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and Dark Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Dark Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway