Bean Broomrape vs Centuryplant

Orobanche crenata compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Bean Broomrape is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bean Broomrape	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Orobanche	Agave
Species	Orobanche crenata	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bean Broomrape and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bean Broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bean Broomrape	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bean Broomrape

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia), Asia (India, Iran), and Europe (9 countries).

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).

Bean Broomrape

The Bean Broomrape (Orobanche crenata) is a species in the genus Orobanche. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇬🇧 United Kingdom