Bishop's goutweed vs Devil's horsewhip

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Apiaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Achyranthes
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Achyranthes aspera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Devil's horsewhip
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).

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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