chainfruit vs small teasel

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Dipsacus pilosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	small teasel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Dipsacus
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Dipsacus pilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

small teasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	small teasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

small teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.