Maidenhair vine vs tapewormplant

Muehlenbeckia complexa compared with Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maidenhair vine	tapewormplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Muehlenbeckia	Muehlenbeckia
Species	Muehlenbeckia complexa	Muehlenbeckia platyclada

Evolutionary Relationship

Maidenhair vine and tapewormplant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Muehlenbeckia.

Conservation Status

Maidenhair vine

NE — Not Evaluated

tapewormplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maidenhair vine	tapewormplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maidenhair vine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

tapewormplant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Madagascar), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil