Blistering Ammania vs rough-stalk witchgrass

Ammannia baccifera compared with Panicum hirticaule

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while rough-stalk witchgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	rough-stalk witchgrass
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ammannia	Panicum
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Panicum hirticaule

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and rough-stalk witchgrass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

rough-stalk witchgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	rough-stalk witchgrass
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).

rough-stalk witchgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, 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