Button Dodder vs Chalk Maple

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Chalk Maple
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Acer
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Acer leucoderme

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

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