kharwa'a vs Fiveangled dodder

Ricinus communis compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	kharwa'a	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Malpighiales (ملبيغيات)	Solanales (باذنجانيات)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ricinus	Cuscuta
Species	Ricinus communis	Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

kharwa'a and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (ماغنولانية)

Conservation Status

kharwa'a

NE — Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	kharwa'a	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

kharwa'a

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

kharwa'a

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 16 countries:

🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇴 Romania 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇸 United States