Black Bent vs mountain notchwort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Tritomaria scitula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	mountain notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Tritomaria
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Tritomaria scitula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

mountain notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	mountain notchwort
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).

mountain notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden