Beach Acronychia vs Dixie ticktrefoil

Acronychia imperforata compared with Desmodium tortuosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beach Acronychia	Dixie ticktrefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rutaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acronychia	Desmodium
Species	Acronychia imperforata	Desmodium tortuosum

Evolutionary Relationship

Beach Acronychia and Dixie ticktrefoil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Beach Acronychia

LC — Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beach Acronychia	Dixie ticktrefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beach Acronychia

Habitat

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

Dixie ticktrefoil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Beach Acronychia

The Beach Acronychia (Acronychia imperforata) is a species in the genus Acronychia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.