Bed-jacket vs slender broomrape

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	slender broomrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Orobanche
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Orobanche gracilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	slender broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.