Button Dodder vs Charcoal Goldeneye

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Anthracobia macrocystis

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Charcoal Goldeneye is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Charcoal Goldeneye
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Anthracobia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Anthracobia macrocystis

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Charcoal Goldeneye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Charcoal Goldeneye
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.

Charcoal Goldeneye

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Charcoal Goldeneye

The Charcoal Goldeneye (Anthracobia macrocystis) is a species in the genus Anthracobia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.