Butterfly-leaf vs Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Amaranthus tuberculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Butterfly-leaf Rough-Fruit Amaranth
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Fabaceae Amaranthaceae
Genus Adenolobus Amaranthus
Species Adenolobus garipensis Amaranthus tuberculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Rough-Fruit Amaranth share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Butterfly-leaf Rough-Fruit Amaranth
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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

No description available.

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