Bishop's goutweed vs Jack bean

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Canavalia ensiformis

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Jack bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Jack bean
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Apiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Canavalia
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Canavalia ensiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Jack bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Jack bean
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).

Jack bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia).

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:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇸 United States