Big-Sting Nettle vs Bishop's goutweed

Urtica dioica compared with Aegopodium podagraria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Sting Nettle	Bishop's goutweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Urticaceae	Apiaceae
Genus	Urtica	Aegopodium
Species	Urtica dioica	Aegopodium podagraria

Evolutionary Relationship

Big-Sting Nettle and Bishop's goutweed share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Big-Sting Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Sting Nettle	Bishop's goutweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Sting Nettle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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).

Big-Sting Nettle

The Big-Sting Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a species in the genus Urtica. 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 temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Bishop's goutweed

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States