Alpine Milk-Vetch vs Black Bent

Astragalus alpinus compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Black Bent
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Fabaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Astragalus	Agrostis
Species	Astragalus alpinus	Agrostis gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Milk-Vetch and Black Bent share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Alpine Milk-Vetch

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Milk-Vetch	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Milk-Vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Alpine Milk-Vetch

The Alpine Milk-Vetch (Astragalus alpinus) is a species in the genus Astragalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States