Blistering Ammania vs grande cuscute

Ammannia baccifera compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	grande cuscute
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Lythraceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Ammannia	Cuscuta
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blistering Ammania and grande cuscute share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

grande cuscute

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	grande cuscute
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

grande cuscute

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).

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian