chainfruit vs Scottish false asphodel

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Tofieldia
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Tofieldia pusilla

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Scottish false asphodel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Scottish false asphodel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.