Black Bent vs Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Agrostis gigantea compared with Oenothera glazioviana

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Large-flowered Evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Onagraceae
Genus	Agrostis	Oenothera
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Oenothera glazioviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Large-flowered Evening-primrose share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
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).

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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 19 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States