Blistering Ammania vs hooked threadwort

Ammannia baccifera compared with Cephaloziella uncinata

Key Differences

  • Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while hooked threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blistering Ammania hooked threadwort
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Myrtales (Myrtales) Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family Lythraceae Cephaloziellaceae
Genus Ammannia Cephaloziella
Species Ammannia baccifera Cephaloziella uncinata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blistering Ammania hooked threadwort
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).

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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

hooked threadwort

No description available.

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