Centuryplant vs long yam

Agave americana compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	long yam
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 transversa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	long yam
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).

long yam

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'].