barbel palm vs Rootless Duckweed

Acanthophoenix rubra compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• barbel palm is Critically Endangered while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	barbel palm	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Arecaceae	Araceae
Genus	Acanthophoenix	Wolffia
Species	Acanthophoenix rubra	Wolffia arrhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

barbel palm and Rootless Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

barbel palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	barbel palm	Rootless Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

barbel palm

Habitat

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

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

barbel palm

The Barbel palm (Acanthophoenix rubra) is a species in the genus Acanthophoenix. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.