Blackboard Tree vs confusing broom moss

Alstonia scholaris compared with Dicranum spadiceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	confusing broom moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Dicranum
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Dicranum spadiceum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and confusing broom moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

confusing broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	confusing broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

confusing broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.