Bishop's goutweed vs Cranberry cotoneaster

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Cotoneaster apiculatus

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Cranberry cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Cranberry cotoneaster
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Apiaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aegopodium	Cotoneaster
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Cotoneaster apiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Cranberry cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Cranberry cotoneaster
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).

Cranberry cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States