Bishop's goutweed vs spurred threadwort

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	spurred threadwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Apiaceae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Cephaloziella
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Cephaloziella elachista

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and spurred threadwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	spurred threadwort
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).

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

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