Fiveangled dodder vs Giant dodder

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Giant dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Giant dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Cuscuta	Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cuscuta reflexa

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiveangled dodder and Giant dodder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuscuta.

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States