Butterfly-leaf vs Minute duckweed

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Minute duckweed
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	Araceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Lemna
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Lemna minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Minute duckweed
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.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.