bushman's-poison vs Smooth hawksbeard

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Crepis capillaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Smooth hawksbeard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Apocynaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Acokanthera	Crepis
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Crepis capillaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Smooth hawksbeard
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.

Smooth hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.