bushman's-poison vs Yellow Dodder

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• bushman's-poison is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Yellow 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	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acokanthera	Cuscuta
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

bushman's-poison and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.