Butterfly-leaf vs Squirrel Corn

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Fabaceae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Dicentra
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Dicentra canadensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.