African yellowwood vs Button Dodder

Annickia chlorantha compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• African yellowwood is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African yellowwood	Button Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Annonaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Annickia	Cuscuta
Species	Annickia chlorantha	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Evolutionary Relationship

African yellowwood and Button Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

African yellowwood

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African yellowwood	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African yellowwood

Habitat

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

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

African yellowwood

The African yellowwood (Annickia chlorantha) is a species in the genus Annickia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.