Bird's Eye vs Few-Flowered Nutrush

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Scleria pauciflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Few-Flowered Nutrush
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Poales (Grasses)
Family Sapindaceae Cyperaceae
Genus Alectryon Scleria
Species Alectryon subcinereus Scleria pauciflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird's Eye and Few-Flowered Nutrush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Few-Flowered Nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Few-Flowered Nutrush
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.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.

Few-Flowered Nutrush

No description available.

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