Bishop's goutweed vs Maydell's locoweed

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Oxytropis maydelliana

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Maydell's locoweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Maydell's locoweed
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	Oxytropis
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Oxytropis maydelliana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Maydell's locoweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Maydell's locoweed
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).

Maydell's locoweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway