Centuryplant vs Chinaroot

Agave americana compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Chinaroot
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agave	Dioscorea
Species	Agave americana	Dioscorea villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Chinaroot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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'].

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.