Bishop's Mitre vs slender broomrape

Aelia acuminata compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

• Bishop's Mitre is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Pentatomidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Aelia	Orobanche
Species	Aelia acuminata	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	slender broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

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

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden