Black Bent vs prairie spiderwort

Agrostis gigantea compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Commelinaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Tradescantia
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Tradescantia occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and prairie spiderwort share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	prairie spiderwort
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).

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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

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.