Blackcurrant vs Gut Weed

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Ulva
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackcurrant and Gut Weed share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	Gut Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Blackcurrant

The Blackcurrant (Antidesma parvifolium) 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.