Butterfly-leaf vs Lesser Spearwort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ranunculus flammula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ranunculus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ranunculus flammula

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Lesser Spearwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Lesser Spearwort
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.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.