Bishop's goutweed vs Peruvian nightshade

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Solanum peruvianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Peruvian nightshade
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Apiaceae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Solanum
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Solanum peruvianum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Peruvian nightshade
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).

Peruvian nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States