chainfruit vs marsh spurge

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Euphorbia palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	marsh spurge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Euphorbia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Euphorbia palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

marsh spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	marsh spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

marsh spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.