August-Lily vs Black Bent

Hosta plantaginea compared with Agrostis gigantea

Key Differences

August-Lily is Not Evaluated while Black Bent is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August-Lily	Black Bent
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Asparagaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Hosta	Agrostis
Species	Hosta plantaginea	Agrostis gigantea

Evolutionary Relationship

August-Lily and Black Bent share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

View Class: Liliopsida

Conservation Status

August-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August-Lily	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August-Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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).

August-Lily

The August-Lily (Hosta plantaginea) is a species in the genus Hosta. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.