Bed-jacket vs Variable flatsedge

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cyperus difformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Variable flatsedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Liliopsida (百合纲)
Order	Sapindales (无患子目)	Poales (禾本目)
Family	Sapindaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cyperus
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cyperus difformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Variable flatsedge share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (木兰植物门)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Variable flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Variable flatsedge

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Bed-jacket

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