chainfruit vs Tunux moonwort

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Botrychium tunux

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Tunux moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Tunux moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alyxia	Botrychium
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Botrychium tunux

Evolutionary Relationship

chainfruit and Tunux moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Tunux moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Tunux moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Tunux moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.