Black Bent vs Starfruit

Agrostis gigantea compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Starfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Alismataceae
Genus	Agrostis	Damasonium
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Damasonium bourgaei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Starfruit
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).

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.