candelabra aloe vs Rootless Duckweed

Aloe arborescens compared with Wolffia arrhiza

Key Differences

• candelabra aloe is Least Concern while Rootless Duckweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	Rootless Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Araceae
Genus	Aloe	Wolffia
Species	Aloe arborescens	Wolffia arrhiza

Evolutionary Relationship

candelabra aloe and Rootless Duckweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

Rootless Duckweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	Rootless Duckweed
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).

Rootless Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain