Ohio-Rosskastanie vs large-seed dodder

Aesculus glabra compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Ohio-Rosskastanie is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ohio-Rosskastanie	large-seed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aesculus	Cuscuta
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cuscuta indecora

Evolutionary Relationship

Ohio-Rosskastanie and large-seed dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Ohio-Rosskastanie

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ohio-Rosskastanie	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ohio-Rosskastanie

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Ohio-Rosskastanie

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.