Agrimony vs Greater dodder

Agrimonia eupatoria compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Agrimony is Near Threatened while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Agrimony	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Rosales (バラ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agrimonia	Cuscuta
Species	Agrimonia eupatoria	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Agrimony and Greater dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Agrimony

NT — Near Threatened

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Agrimony	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Agrimony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Greater dodder

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).

Agrimony

The Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) is a species in the genus Agrimonia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States