Blackboard Tree vs Scottish false asphodel

Alstonia scholaris compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Alstonia	Tofieldia
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Tofieldia pusilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackboard Tree and Scottish false asphodel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Scottish false asphodel
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.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, 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.