beach alectryon vs Smooth Stonewort

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Characeae
Genus	Alectryon	Nitella
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Nitella flexilis

Evolutionary Relationship

beach alectryon and Smooth Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.