alpine pussytoes vs large-seed dodder

Antennaria alpina compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	large-seed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Antennaria	Cuscuta
Species	Antennaria alpina	Cuscuta indecora

Evolutionary Relationship

alpine pussytoes and large-seed dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.