Bishop's goutweed vs Chinese elder

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Sambucus javanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Chinese elder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Apiaceae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Sambucus
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Sambucus javanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Chinese elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Chinese elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Chinese elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Chinese elder

The Chinese elder (Sambucus javanica) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.