Bellyache bush vs Bloodwort

Jatropha gossypiifolia compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Bellyache bush is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellyache bush	Bloodwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Jatropha	Achillea
Species	Jatropha gossypiifolia	Achillea millefolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bellyache bush and Bloodwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bellyache bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellyache bush	Bloodwort
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).

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bellyache bush

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

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States