Bermuda buttercup vs Blistering Ammania

Oxalis pes-caprae compared with Ammannia baccifera

Key Differences

• Bermuda buttercup is Not Evaluated while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bermuda buttercup	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Oxalis	Ammannia
Species	Oxalis pes-caprae	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Bermuda buttercup and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bermuda buttercup

NE — Not Evaluated

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bermuda buttercup	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bermuda buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco), Asia (8 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Bermuda buttercup

The Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) is a species in the genus Oxalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan