Black Knot vs Centuryplant

Apiosporina morbosa compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

Black Knot is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Knot	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Venturiales (Venturiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Venturiaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Apiosporina	Agave
Species	Apiosporina morbosa	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Black Knot

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Knot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

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 Knot

The Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) is a species in the genus Apiosporina. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

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'].