candelabra aloe vs Floating Bur-Reed

Aloe arborescens compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Typhaceae
Genus	Aloe	Sparganium
Species	Aloe arborescens	Sparganium fluctuans

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Floating Bur-Reed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.