American Waterwort vs short-fruited waterwort

Elatine americana compared with Elatine brachysperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Waterwort	short-fruited waterwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)	Malpighiales (金虎尾目)
Family same	Elatinaceae	Elatinaceae
Genus same	Elatine	Elatine
Species	Elatine americana	Elatine brachysperma

Evolutionary Relationship

American Waterwort and short-fruited waterwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Elatine.

Conservation Status

American Waterwort

LC — Least Concern

short-fruited waterwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Waterwort	short-fruited 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.

short-fruited waterwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada