bushman's-poison vs Jointed Charlock

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Apocynaceae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Raphanus
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Raphanus raphanistrum

Evolutionary Relationship

bushman's-poison and Jointed Charlock share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Jointed Charlock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.