gurumelo vs Giant dodder

Amanita caesarea compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gurumelo	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Cuscuta
Species	Amanita caesarea	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

gurumelo

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gurumelo	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gurumelo

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Taiwan, and United States.

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

gurumelo

The Caesar's Amanita (Amanita caesarea) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.