Bashful Trillium vs Centuryplant

Trillium catesbaei compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bashful Trillium	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Trillium	Agave
Species	Trillium catesbaei	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bashful Trillium and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Bashful Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bashful Trillium	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bashful Trillium

Habitat

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

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bashful Trillium

The Bashful Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) is a species in the genus Trillium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].