bastard copperleaf vs Chilean evening primrose

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Oenothera stricta

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Chilean evening primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Chilean evening primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acalypha	Oenothera
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Oenothera stricta

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and Chilean evening primrose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Chilean evening primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Chilean evening primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Chilean evening primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

bastard copperleaf

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

Chilean evening primrose

The Chilean evening primrose (Oenothera stricta) is a species in the genus Oenothera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.