Autumn Snowflake vs five-leaf crotalaria

Acis autumnalis compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Autumn Snowflake five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Amaryllidaceae Fabaceae
Genus Acis Crotalaria
Species Acis autumnalis Crotalaria quinquefolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Autumn Snowflake and five-leaf crotalaria share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Autumn Snowflake five-leaf crotalaria
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.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

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.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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