Blistering Ammania vs floating hook moss

Ammannia baccifera compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	floating hook moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Lythraceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Warnstorfia
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Warnstorfia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and floating hook moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	floating hook moss
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).

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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