Bishop's goutweed vs ladder flapwort

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Nardia scalaris

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while ladder flapwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	ladder flapwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Apiaceae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Nardia
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Nardia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and ladder flapwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

ladder flapwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	ladder flapwort
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).

ladder flapwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States