Butterfly-leaf vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Fabaceae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Lophocolea
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Lophocolea heterophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Variable-Leaved Crestwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
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.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.