Blackcurrant vs small water-pepper

Antidesma parvifolium compared with Persicaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackcurrant	small water-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Antidesma	Persicaria
Species	Antidesma parvifolium	Persicaria minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackcurrant and small water-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blackcurrant

LC — Least Concern

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackcurrant	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackcurrant

Habitat

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

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.