Bed-jacket vs Downy Lettuce

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lactuca hirsuta

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Downy Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Downy Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Lactuca hirsuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Downy Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Downy Lettuce
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.

Downy Lettuce

Habitat

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

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.