Blistering Ammania vs Devil weed

Ammannia baccifera compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Lythraceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Sargassum
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Devil weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, and United States.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian