chainfruit vs Delicate Horsetail

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Equisetum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Equisetum scirpoides

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Delicate Horsetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.