bastard copperleaf vs Flat Wrack

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Fucus
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.