Bed-jacket vs Toothwort

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Toothwort
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Sapindaceae Orobanchaceae
Genus Alectryon Lathraea
Species Alectryon tomentosus Lathraea squamaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Toothwort

No description available.

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