Indian-pennywort vs lemon bacopa

Bacopa monnieri compared with Bacopa caroliniana

Key Differences

• Indian-pennywort is Not Evaluated while lemon bacopa is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-pennywort	lemon bacopa
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Plantaginaceae	Plantaginaceae
Genus same	Bacopa	Bacopa
Species	Bacopa monnieri	Bacopa caroliniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Indian-pennywort and lemon bacopa share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bacopa.

Conservation Status

Indian-pennywort

NE — Not Evaluated

lemon bacopa

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-pennywort	lemon bacopa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-pennywort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Japan, Singapore), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

lemon bacopa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇺 Cuba