Centuryplant vs Duckweed

Agave americana compared with Lemna perpusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Duckweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Araceae
Genus	Agave	Lemna
Species	Agave americana	Lemna perpusilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Duckweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Duckweed
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).

Duckweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇩🇿 Algeria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇪 Peru 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇬🇧 United Kingdom