Black Bent vs Moon Trefoil

Agrostis gigantea compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Fabaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Medicago
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Medicago arborea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Moon Trefoil share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Moon Trefoil
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).

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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 6 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇱 Chile 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom