Immergrüne Bärentraube vs Button Dodder

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Immergrüne Bärentraube is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Immergrüne Bärentraube	Button Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Heidekrautartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Ericaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cuscuta
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Evolutionary Relationship

Immergrüne Bärentraube and Button Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Immergrüne Bärentraube

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Immergrüne Bärentraube	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Immergrüne Bärentraube

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Immergrüne Bärentraube

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States