Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Greater dodder

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Cuscuta
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.