Alfalfa dodder vs Bed-jacket

Cuscuta approximata compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Bed-jacket
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alectryon
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Alectryon tomentosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa dodder and Bed-jacket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.