African senna vs Septicweed

Senna didymobotrya compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African senna	Septicweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Senna	Senna
Species	Senna didymobotrya	Senna occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

African senna and Septicweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

African senna

LC — Least Concern

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African senna	Septicweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African senna

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic 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 (India, Iraq), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Ecuador).

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

African senna

The African senna (Senna didymobotrya) is a species in the genus Senna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 14 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇺🇸 United States 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe