Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Button Dodder

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Ascomycota (자낭균류)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lecanorales (레카노라목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Cuscuta
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States