Bed-jacket vs flax dodder

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	flax 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 epilinum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	flax 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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.