Greater dodder vs large-seed dodder

Cuscuta europaea compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Greater dodder is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater dodder	large-seed 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 same	Solanales (ナス目)	Solanales (ナス目)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Cuscuta	Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta europaea	Cuscuta indecora

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater dodder and large-seed dodder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuscuta.

Conservation Status

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater dodder	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.