Giersch, Geißfuß vs Limabohne

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giersch, Geißfuß	Limabohne
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (Doldenblütlerartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Apiaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Phaseolus
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Phaseolus lunatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Giersch, Geißfuß and Limabohne share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Giersch, Geißfuß

LC — Least Concern

Limabohne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giersch, Geißfuß	Limabohne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giersch, Geißfuß

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Limabohne

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Giersch, Geißfuß

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States