Centuryplant vs Devil weed

Agave americana compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

Centuryplant is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Devil weed
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Agave	Sargassum
Species	Agave americana	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Devil weed
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).

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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'].