black currant-tree vs pale moonwort

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	pale moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Botrychium
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Botrychium pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

black currant-tree and pale moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.