chainfruit vs Silverling Groundsel Bush

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Baccharis glomeruliflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Silverling Groundsel Bush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Apocynaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alyxia	Baccharis
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Baccharis glomeruliflora

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Silverling Groundsel Bush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Silverling Groundsel Bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Silverling Groundsel Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Silverling Groundsel Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.