bushman's-poison vs Smooth Stonewort

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Characeae
Genus	Acokanthera	Nitella
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Nitella flexilis

Evolutionary Relationship

bushman's-poison and Smooth Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.