black-bindweed vs Bloodwort

Dioscorea communis compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Bloodwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dioscorea	Achillea
Species	Dioscorea communis	Achillea millefolium

Evolutionary Relationship

black-bindweed and Bloodwort share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden