Bellyache bush vs Bishop's goutweed

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Key Differences

Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Jatropha	Aegopodium
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Aegopodium podagraria

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and Bishop's goutweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

View Class: Magnoliopsida

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Bishop's goutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellyache bush

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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).

Bellyache bush

The Bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypiifolia) is a species in the genus Jatropha. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.