bedstraw broomrape vs Blistering Ammania

Orobanche caryophyllacea compared with Ammannia baccifera

Key Differences

• bedstraw broomrape is Endangered while Blistering Ammania is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bedstraw broomrape	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Lythraceae
Genus	Orobanche	Ammannia
Species	Orobanche caryophyllacea	Ammannia baccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

bedstraw broomrape and Blistering Ammania share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bedstraw broomrape

EN — Endangered

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bedstraw broomrape	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bedstraw broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

bedstraw broomrape

The Bedstraw broomrape (Orobanche caryophyllacea) is a species in the genus Orobanche. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian