bastard copperleaf vs Ferny Azolla

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Azolla
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.