chainfruit vs prairie spiderwort

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Tradescantia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Tradescantia occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and prairie spiderwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	prairie spiderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.