Tsuru-nogeito vs Smooth joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis compared with Alternanthera paronychioides

Key Differences

• Tsuru-nogeito is Least Concern while Smooth joyweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tsuru-nogeito	Smooth joyweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Alternanthera	Alternanthera
Species	Alternanthera sessilis	Alternanthera paronychioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Tsuru-nogeito and Smooth joyweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alternanthera.

Conservation Status

Tsuru-nogeito

LC — Least Concern

Smooth joyweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tsuru-nogeito	Smooth joyweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tsuru-nogeito

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (12 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Smooth joyweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam