Black Maple vs large-seed dodder

Acer nigrum compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Black Maple is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Maple	large-seed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acer	Cuscuta
Species	Acer nigrum	Cuscuta indecora

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Maple and large-seed dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Maple	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Black Maple

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