Bashful Trillium vs Blistering Ammania

Trillium catesbaei compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bashful Trillium	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Trillium	Ammannia
Species	Trillium catesbaei	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bashful Trillium and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bashful Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bashful Trillium	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bashful Trillium

Habitat

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

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, 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 (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Bashful Trillium

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian