Butterfly-leaf vs Dark Stonewort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Fabaceae	Characeae
Genus	Adenolobus	Nitella
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Nitella opaca

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Dark Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Dark Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Dark 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.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.