Blistering Ammania vs Jointed Charlock

Ammannia baccifera compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Lythraceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Raphanus
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and Jointed Charlock share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Jointed Charlock
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).

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 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:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan