Butterfly-leaf vs Manatee Grass

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Syringodium filiforme

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Manatee Grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Fabaceae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Syringodium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Syringodium filiforme

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Manatee Grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Manatee Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Manatee Grass
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.

Manatee Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.