Calla lily vs Spotted calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica compared with Zantedeschia albomaculata

Key Differences

Calla lily is Least Concern while Spotted calla lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calla lily	Spotted calla lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family same	Araceae	Araceae
Genus same	Zantedeschia	Zantedeschia
Species	Zantedeschia aethiopica	Zantedeschia albomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Calla lily and Spotted calla lily share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zantedeschia.

View Genus: Zantedeschia

Conservation Status

Calla lily

LC — Least Concern

Spotted calla lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calla lily	Spotted calla lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calla lily

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Morocco), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

Spotted calla lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Calla lily

The Calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) is a species in the genus Zantedeschia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms.