Blistering Ammania vs Tape grass

Ammannia baccifera compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Tape grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lythraceae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Vallisneria
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Vallisneria spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Tape grass
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).

Tape grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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 5 countries:

🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan