Bed-jacket vs bog-asphodel

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Narthecium americanum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while bog-asphodel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	bog-asphodel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nartheciaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Narthecium
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Narthecium americanum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and bog-asphodel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	bog-asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) 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.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.