Gemeine Akelei vs large-seed dodder

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	large-seed dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ranunculales (Hahnenfußartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aquilegia	Cuscuta
Species	Aquilegia vulgaris	Cuscuta indecora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gemeine Akelei

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

Gemeine Akelei

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇷 Argentina