bastard copperleaf vs false pepperwort

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	false pepperwort
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 crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.