American Waterwort vs Small Waterwort

Elatine americana compared with Elatine minima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Waterwort	Small Waterwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order same	Malpighiales (말피기아목)	Malpighiales (말피기아목)
Family same	Elatinaceae	Elatinaceae
Genus same	Elatine	Elatine
Species	Elatine americana	Elatine minima

Evolutionary Relationship

American Waterwort and Small Waterwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Elatine.

Conservation Status

American Waterwort

LC — Least Concern

Small Waterwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Waterwort	Small Waterwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Waterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Small Waterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, France, and United States.

American Waterwort

The American Waterwort (Elatine americana) is a species in the genus Elatine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States