Basket Oak vs chainfruit

Quercus michauxii compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basket Oak	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Alyxia
Species	Quercus michauxii	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Basket Oak and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Basket Oak

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basket Oak	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basket Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Basket Oak

The Basket Oak (Quercus michauxii) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.