bushman's-poison vs Thread Weed

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Thread Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ulva
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Ulva compressa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.