Butterfly-leaf vs Fringed dodder

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Fringed 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	Fabales (マメ目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family	Fabaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Adenolobus	Cuscuta
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Cuscuta suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly-leaf and Fringed dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (モクレン綱)

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.