Bed-jacket vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while small-seed alfalfa dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket small-seed alfalfa 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 planiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket small-seed alfalfa 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.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).

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.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

No description available.

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