Bishop's goutweed vs long yam

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	long yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apiaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Dioscorea
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Dioscorea transversa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and long yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	long yam
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).

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.