Butterfly-leaf vs sorrel

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Oxalis rosea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	sorrel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Fabaceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Oxalis
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Oxalis rosea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

sorrel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	sorrel
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.

sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (5 countries).

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.