bull-oak vs Greater dodder

Allocasuarina fraseriana compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bull-oak	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Casuarinaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Allocasuarina	Cuscuta
Species	Allocasuarina fraseriana	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bull-oak

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bull-oak	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bull-oak

Habitat

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

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).

bull-oak

The bull-oak (Allocasuarina fraseriana) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.