Butterfly-leaf vs Onionweed

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Onionweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Fabaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Asphodelus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Asphodelus fistulosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Onionweed
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.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

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.