Butterfly-leaf vs Smooth Winterberry

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Fabaceae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ilex
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ilex laevigata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Smooth Winterberry
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.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.