Blistering Ammania vs Thymeleaf dragonhead

Ammannia baccifera compared with Dracocephalum thymiflorum

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Thymeleaf dragonhead is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Thymeleaf dragonhead
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lythraceae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Dracocephalum
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Dracocephalum thymiflorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Thymeleaf dragonhead

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Thymeleaf dragonhead
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).

Thymeleaf dragonhead

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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