chainfruit vs Rounded Earthstar

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Geastrum saccatum

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Rounded Earthstar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Rounded Earthstar
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Geastraceae
Genus	Alyxia	Geastrum
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Geastrum saccatum

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Rounded Earthstar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Rounded Earthstar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Rounded Earthstar

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.