Bishop's goutweed vs Rye Ergot

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Apiaceae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Claviceps
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Rye Ergot
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).

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States