Cardinal Flower vs chainfruit

Lobelia cardinalis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Flower	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Campanulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Lobelia	Alyxia
Species	Lobelia cardinalis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Flower and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Flower

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Flower	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Cardinal Flower

The Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) is a species in the genus Lobelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

chainfruit

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