Fiveangled dodder vs Hasenschwanzgras

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Lagurus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Hasenschwanzgras
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Lagurus
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Lagurus ovatus

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Hasenschwanzgras

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Hasenschwanzgras
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Hasenschwanzgras

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇮🇳 India 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States