Black Elder vs Centuryplant

Sambucus nigra compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Elder	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Viburnaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Sambucus	Agave
Species	Sambucus nigra	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Elder and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black Elder

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Elder	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Elder

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Black Elder

The Black Elder (Sambucus nigra) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also fou. Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, Unite...

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 26 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇿🇲 Zambia