Bird's Eye vs Edging Lobelia

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird's Eye	Edging Lobelia
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	Campanulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Lobelia
Species	Alectryon subcinereus	Lobelia erinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Edging Lobelia share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird's Eye	Edging Lobelia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.