Bishop's goutweed vs Potato Blight

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Phytophthora infestans

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Potato Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Potato Blight
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Apiaceae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Phytophthora
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Phytophthora infestans

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Potato Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Potato Blight
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).

Potato Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil).

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States