Butterfly-leaf vs greater broomrape

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	greater broomrape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Fabaceae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Orobanche
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and greater broomrape share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	greater broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Butterfly-leaf

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