Bishop's goutweed vs Fiveangled dodder

Aegopodium podagraria compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Bishop's goutweed is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's goutweed	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Apiales (зонтикоцветные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Apiaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aegopodium	Cuscuta
Species	Aegopodium podagraria	Cuscuta pentagona

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's goutweed and Fiveangled dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bishop's goutweed

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's goutweed	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's goutweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bishop's goutweed

The Bishop's goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) is a species in the genus Aegopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States