Septicweed vs true senna

Senna occidentalis compared with Senna alexandrina

Key Differences

• Septicweed is Least Concern while true senna is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Septicweed	true senna
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Senna	Senna
Species	Senna occidentalis	Senna alexandrina

Evolutionary Relationship

Septicweed and true senna share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senna.

Conservation Status

Septicweed

LC — Least Concern

true senna

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Septicweed	true senna
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Septicweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

true senna

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Iraq, Qatar, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan