Butterfly-leaf vs Trefoil Cress

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Fabaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Cardamine
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Cardamine trifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Trefoil Cress
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.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.