arrowhead vs Bishop's goutweed

Sagittaria sagittifolia compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank arrowhead Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Alismatales (Alismatales) Apiales (Apiales)
Family Alismataceae Apiaceae
Genus Sagittaria Aegopodium
Species Sagittaria sagittifolia Aegopodium podagraria

Evolutionary Relationship

arrowhead and Bishop's goutweed share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute arrowhead Bishop's goutweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowhead

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji).

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

arrowhead

The Arrowhead, Sagittaria sagittifolia, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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