Bed-jacket vs Cardinal Flower

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lobelia cardinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Cardinal Flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sapindaceae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lobelia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Lobelia cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Cardinal Flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Cardinal Flower
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.

Cardinal Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.

Cardinal Flower

The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a species in the genus Lobelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.