Brook-Side Alder vs small water-pepper

Alnus serrulata compared with Persicaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	small water-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Betulaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Alnus	Persicaria
Species	Alnus serrulata	Persicaria minor

Evolutionary Relationship

Brook-Side Alder and small water-pepper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

small water-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	small water-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

small water-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, Papua New Guinea).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada