Nesselseide vs Warner's Dodder

Cuscuta europaea compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• Nesselseide is Least Concern while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nesselseide	Warner's Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Cuscuta	Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Cuscuta warneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Nesselseide and Warner's Dodder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuscuta.

Conservation Status

Nesselseide

LC — Least Concern

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nesselseide	Warner's Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nesselseide

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Warner's Dodder

Habitat

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