Alfalfa dodder vs Capon'S-Feather

Cuscuta approximata compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aquilegia
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa dodder and Capon'S-Feather share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Capon'S-Feather
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).

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States