Centuryplant vs Fringed Cup

Agave americana compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (クサスギカズラ目)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Asparagaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Agave	Encoelia
Species	Agave americana	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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'].