bastard copperleaf vs Trailing St. Johnswort

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Hypericum humifusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Trailing St. Johnswort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Hypericum
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Hypericum humifusum

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and Trailing St. Johnswort share a common ancestor at the Order level: Malpighiales. (Malpighiales)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Trailing St. Johnswort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Trailing St. Johnswort
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.

Trailing St. Johnswort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), 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.