chainfruit vs rock feather moss

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Lescuraea saxicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	rock feather moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pseudoleskeaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Lescuraea
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Lescuraea saxicola

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and rock feather moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

rock feather moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	rock feather moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

rock feather moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.