Bed-jacket vs Dentate Umbrella Sedge

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cyperus dentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Dentate Umbrella Sedge
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	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cyperus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cyperus dentatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Dentate Umbrella Sedge share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Dentate Umbrella Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Dentate Umbrella Sedge
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.

Dentate Umbrella Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.