Bed-jacket vs Douglas' aster

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Douglas' aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Douglas' aster
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	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alectryon	Symphyotrichum
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Symphyotrichum subspicatum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Douglas' aster share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Douglas' aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Douglas' aster
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.

Douglas' aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.