bastard copperleaf vs Dwarf Water Clover

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Marsilea minuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Dwarf Water Clover
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Marsilea
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Marsilea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and Dwarf Water Clover share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Water Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Dwarf Water Clover
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.

Dwarf Water Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Comoros), Asia (Bhutan, Taiwan, Vietnam), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.