Bishop's goutweed vs Water yam

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Apiaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Dioscorea
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Water yam
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).

Water yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States