Bishop's goutweed vs Red Sumac

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Rhus glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Red Sumac
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Apiaceae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Rhus
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Rhus glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Red Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Red Sumac
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).

Red Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 7 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States