Centuryplant vs Thin Asphodeline

Agave americana compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Thin Asphodeline
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	Asparagaceae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Agave	Asphodeline
Species	Agave americana	Asphodeline tenuior

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Thin Asphodeline share a common ancestor at the Order level: Asparagales. (Asparagales)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Thin Asphodeline
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).

Thin Asphodeline

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'].