Bishop's goutweed vs triangular-leaved thread moss

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Meesia hexasticha

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while triangular-leaved thread moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	triangular-leaved thread moss
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Bryophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Splachnales (Splachnales)
Family	Apiaceae	Meesiaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Meesia
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Meesia hexasticha

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and triangular-leaved thread moss share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

triangular-leaved thread moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	triangular-leaved thread moss
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).

triangular-leaved thread moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden