Bed-jacket vs Marsh Valerian

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Valeriana dioica

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Valeriana
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Valeriana dioica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Marsh Valerian
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.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.