Centuryplant vs Shingle Flatsedge

Agave americana compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Agave	Cyperus
Species	Agave americana	Cyperus imbricatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Shingle Flatsedge
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).

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇮🇱 Israel 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom