California alder vs Ferny Azolla

Alnus rhombifolia compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California alder	Ferny Azolla
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Betulaceae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Alnus	Azolla
Species	Alnus rhombifolia	Azolla pinnata

Evolutionary Relationship

California alder and Ferny Azolla share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

California alder

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California alder	Ferny Azolla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California alder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

California alder

The California alder (Alnus rhombifolia) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.