Button Dodder vs Capon'S-Feather

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Aquilegia vulgaris

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Capon'S-Feather is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Capon'S-Feather
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Solanales (паслёноцветные)	Ranunculales (лютикоцветные)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Cuscuta	Aquilegia
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Aquilegia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Button Dodder and Capon'S-Feather share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Capon'S-Feather

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Capon'S-Feather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Capon'S-Feather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

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.

Capon'S-Feather

The Capon's-feather (Aquilegia vulgaris) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) 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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States