Centuryplant vs mallow ninebark

Agave americana compared with Physocarpus malvaceus

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while mallow ninebark is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	mallow ninebark
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agave	Physocarpus
Species	Agave americana	Physocarpus malvaceus

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and mallow ninebark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

mallow ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	mallow ninebark
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).

mallow ninebark

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, and Sweden.

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'].