Butterfly-leaf vs Delicate Stonewort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Delicate 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	Chara
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Chara virgata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Delicate 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.

Delicate 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.