Blackstem Spleenwort vs Centuryplant

Asplenium resiliens compared with Agave americana

Key Differences

• Blackstem Spleenwort is Not Evaluated while Centuryplant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackstem Spleenwort	Centuryplant
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Aspleniaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Asplenium	Agave
Species	Asplenium resiliens	Agave americana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackstem Spleenwort and Centuryplant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Blackstem Spleenwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackstem Spleenwort	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackstem Spleenwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, 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).

Blackstem Spleenwort

The Blackstem Spleenwort (Asplenium resiliens) is a species in the genus Asplenium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia