beach alectryon vs Floating Bur-Reed

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Sapindaceae	Typhaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Sparganium
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Sparganium fluctuans

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Floating Bur-Reed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

beach alectryon

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