Bed-jacket vs Button Dodder

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Button Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Sapindales (무환자나무목)	Solanales (가지목)
Family	Sapindaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Cuscuta
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Button Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (목련강)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Bed-jacket

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

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.