Floating Heart vs Water-snowflake

Nymphoides peltata compared with Nymphoides indica

Key Differences

• Floating Heart is Endangered while Water-snowflake is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Heart	Water-snowflake
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Menyanthaceae	Menyanthaceae
Genus same	Nymphoides	Nymphoides
Species	Nymphoides peltata	Nymphoides indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Floating Heart and Water-snowflake share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nymphoides.

Conservation Status

Floating Heart

EN — Endangered

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Heart	Water-snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Heart

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States