Catkin Yew vs hooked-pepperwort

Amentotaxus argotaenia compared with Marsilea vestita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Catkin Yew	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Tracheophyta
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Taxaceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Amentotaxus	Marsilea
Species	Amentotaxus argotaenia	Marsilea vestita

Evolutionary Relationship

Catkin Yew and hooked-pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Catkin Yew

NT — Near Threatened

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Catkin Yew	hooked-pepperwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Catkin Yew

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Catkin Yew

The Catkin Yew (Amentotaxus argotaenia) is a species in the genus Amentotaxus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.