Bohemian Knotweed vs Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria bohemica compared with Reynoutria sachalinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bohemian Knotweed	Elephant-Ear
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Polygonaceae	Polygonaceae
Genus same	Reynoutria	Reynoutria
Species	Reynoutria bohemica	Reynoutria sachalinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bohemian Knotweed and Elephant-Ear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Reynoutria.

Conservation Status

Bohemian Knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Elephant-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bohemian Knotweed	Elephant-Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bohemian Knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Elephant-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

Bohemian Knotweed

The Bohemian Knotweed (Reynoutria bohemica) is a species in the genus Reynoutria. Native to Belarus, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 13 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States