Agave d'Amérique vs Plum pine

Agave americana compared with Podocarpus elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agave d'Amérique	Plum pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Asparagaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Agave	Podocarpus
Species	Agave americana	Podocarpus elatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Agave d'Amérique and Plum pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (plante)

Conservation Status

Agave d'Amérique

LC — Least Concern

Plum pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agave d'Amérique	Plum pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agave d'Amérique

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).

Plum pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.

Agave d'Amérique

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'].