Baby’s Tears vs Caucasian Alder

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Alnus subcordata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baby’s Tears	Caucasian Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Linderniaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Lindernia	Alnus
Species	Lindernia rotundifolia	Alnus subcordata

Evolutionary Relationship

Baby’s Tears and Caucasian Alder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baby’s Tears	Caucasian Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Caucasian Alder

Habitat

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

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.