bushman's-poison vs Stinking iris

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Stinking iris
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Apocynaceae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Iris
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Iris foetidissima

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.