branched St. Bernard's-lily vs Duckweed

Anthericum ramosum compared with Lemna perpusilla

Key Differences

• branched St. Bernard's-lily is Extinct while Duckweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Araceae
Genus	Anthericum	Lemna
Species	Anthericum ramosum	Lemna perpusilla

Evolutionary Relationship

branched St. Bernard's-lily and Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

branched St. Bernard's-lily

EX — Extinct

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	branched St. Bernard's-lily	Duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

branched St. Bernard's-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

branched St. Bernard's-lily

The Branched st. bernard's-lily (Anthericum ramosum) is a species in the genus Anthericum. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.