bastard copperleaf vs Wormseed

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Wormseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Wormseed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Acalypha	Dysphania
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Dysphania anthelmintica

Evolutionary Relationship

bastard copperleaf and Wormseed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

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

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.