Button Dodder vs Cape York salwood

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Acacia midgleyi

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Cape York salwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Cape York salwood
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Acacia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Acacia midgleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Button Dodder and Cape York salwood share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Cape York salwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Cape York salwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cape York salwood

Habitat

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

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cape York salwood

The Cape York Salwood (Acacia midgleyi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.