Bed-jacket vs Jerusalem artichoke

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Helianthus tuberosus

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Jerusalem artichoke is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Jerusalem artichoke
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Helianthus tuberosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Jerusalem artichoke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Jerusalem artichoke
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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda, Seychelles), Asia (10 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.