Blistering Ammania vs spring hook moss

Ammannia baccifera compared with Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while spring hook moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	spring hook moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Lythraceae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Warnstorfia
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Warnstorfia pseudostraminea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and spring hook moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

spring hook moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	spring hook moss
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).

spring hook moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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