Blistering Ammania vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Ammannia baccifera compared with Oenothera fallax

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Intermediate Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lythraceae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ammannia	Oenothera
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Oenothera fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Intermediate Evening-Primrose share a common ancestor at the Order level: Myrtales. (Myrtales)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
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).

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇯🇵 Japan