Gemeine Akelei vs Veatch's dodder

Aquilegia vulgaris compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Gemeine Akelei is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gemeine Akelei	Veatch's 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 veatchii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gemeine Akelei and Veatch's dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Gemeine Akelei

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gemeine Akelei	Veatch's 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).

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

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

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.