Black Nightshade vs Centuryplant

Solanum nigrum compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Nightshade	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Solanaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Solanum	Agave
Species	Solanum nigrum	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 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 Nightshade

The Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) is a species in the genus Solanum. 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 mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also.

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 22 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇮 Burundi 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇿🇲 Zambia