Button Dodder vs chainfruit

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while chainfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	chainfruit
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Gentianales (Enzianartige)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Alyxia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Alyxia ilicifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

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