Everglades Key pencil-flower vs Pencil flower

Stylosanthes calcicola compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Everglades Key pencil-flower is Not Evaluated while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Everglades Key pencil-flower	Pencil flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Stylosanthes	Stylosanthes
Species	Stylosanthes calcicola	Stylosanthes guianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Everglades Key pencil-flower and Pencil flower share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stylosanthes.

Conservation Status

Everglades Key pencil-flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Everglades Key pencil-flower	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Everglades Key pencil-flower

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).