American Witch-Hazel vs Black Bent

Hamamelis virginiana compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Witch-Hazel	Black Bent
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Hamamelidaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hamamelis	Agrostis
Species	Hamamelis virginiana	Agrostis gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

American Witch-Hazel and Black Bent share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

American Witch-Hazel

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Witch-Hazel	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Witch-Hazel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, Sweden, and 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).

American Witch-Hazel

The American Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a species in the genus Hamamelis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States