Butterfly-leaf vs Gut Weed

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Gut Weed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ulva
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ulva intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Gut Weed
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.

Gut 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).

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.