Broadleaved pepperweed vs Brook-Side Alder

Lepidium latifolium compared with Alnus serrulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadleaved pepperweed	Brook-Side Alder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Brassicaceae	Betulaceae
Genus	Lepidium	Alnus
Species	Lepidium latifolium	Alnus serrulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadleaved pepperweed and Brook-Side Alder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Broadleaved pepperweed

LC — Least Concern

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadleaved pepperweed	Brook-Side Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadleaved pepperweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Chile).

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broadleaved pepperweed

The Broadleaved Pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) is a species in the genus Lepidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Palearctic and Neotr

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.