Black Bent vs Button Dodder

Agrostis gigantea compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Black Bent is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Button Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Poales (злакоцветные)	Solanales (паслёноцветные)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Agrostis	Cuscuta
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Bent and Button Dodder share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (магнолиофиты)

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States