Blistering Ammania vs Intermediate Spikerush

Ammannia baccifera compared with Eleocharis intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Intermediate Spikerush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lythraceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Eleocharis
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Eleocharis intermedia

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Intermediate Spikerush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Intermediate Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Intermediate Spikerush
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 Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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