Centuryplant vs Large-leaved Dragon Tree

Agave americana compared with Dracaena aletriformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Large-leaved Dragon Tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family same	Asparagaceae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Agave	Dracaena
Species	Agave americana	Dracaena aletriformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Large-leaved Dragon Tree share a common ancestor at the Family level: Asparagaceae.

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Dragon Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Large-leaved Dragon Tree
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).

Large-leaved Dragon Tree

Habitat

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

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'].