Black Bent vs floating crystalwort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Riccia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and floating crystalwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

floating crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States