Bishop's goutweed vs Giant dodder

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Giant 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	Apiales (セリ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Apiaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Cuscuta
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Cuscuta reflexa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and Giant dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Giant dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States