Bearded Iris vs Centuryplant

Iris germanica compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Bearded Iris is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bearded Iris	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Iris	Agave
Species	Iris germanica	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Bearded Iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bearded Iris	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bearded Iris

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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).

Bearded Iris

The Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) is a species in the genus Iris. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

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 18 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇬🇧 United Kingdom