Blistering Ammania vs Dwarf Spikemoss

Ammannia baccifera compared with Selaginella rupestris

Key Differences

Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Dwarf Spikemoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Dwarf Spikemoss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Lythraceae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Selaginella
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Selaginella rupestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Dwarf Spikemoss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Dwarf Spikemoss
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).

Dwarf Spikemoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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