bastard copperleaf vs Floating Fern

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Floating Fern
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	Salvinia
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Salvinia natans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.