Butterfly-leaf vs lentilha-d'água

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lemna gibba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Butterfly-leaf lentilha-d'água
Kingdom same Plantae (plantas) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family Fabaceae Araceae
Genus Adenolobus Lemna
Species Adenolobus garipensis Lemna gibba

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and lentilha-d'água share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

lentilha-d'água

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Butterfly-leaf lentilha-d'água
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

lentilha-d'água

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and flooded grasslands and savannas within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Butterfly-leaf

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

lentilha-d'água

No description available.

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