Centuryplant vs Fiveangled dodder

Agave americana compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Centuryplant is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centuryplant	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (نباتات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Asparagales (هليونيات)	Solanales (باذنجانيات)
Family	Asparagaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agave	Cuscuta
Species	Agave americana	Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

Centuryplant and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (كاسيات البذور)

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centuryplant	Fiveangled dodder
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).

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).

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'].

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇷 Turkey