common greasewort vs Small-Leaved Blinks

Aneura pinguis compared with Montia parvifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	common greasewort	Small-Leaved Blinks
Kingdom same	Plantae (thực vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (Ngành Rêu tản)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)	Caryophyllales (Bộ Cẩm chướng)
Family	Aneuraceae	Montiaceae
Genus	Aneura	Montia
Species	Aneura pinguis	Montia parvifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

common greasewort and Small-Leaved Blinks share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (thực vật)

Conservation Status

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	common greasewort	Small-Leaved Blinks
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.