Bitter-Ash vs chainfruit

Euonymus atropurpureus compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Ash	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Celastraceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Euonymus	Alyxia
Species	Euonymus atropurpureus	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Bitter-Ash and chainfruit share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bitter-Ash

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Ash	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Bitter-Ash

The Bitter-Ash (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a species in the genus Euonymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.