bagasse vs Greater dodder

Ambelania acida compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank bagasse Greater dodder
Kingdom same Plantae (Plants) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Apocynaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus Ambelania Cuscuta
Species Ambelania acida Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

bagasse and Greater dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bagasse

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute bagasse Greater dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

bagasse

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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).

bagasse

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

Greater dodder

No description available.

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