Alpine Sulphur-Tresses vs Fringed dodder

Alectoria ochroleuca compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Alpine Sulphur-Tresses is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alectoria	Cuscuta
Species	Alectoria ochroleuca	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Sulphur-Tresses	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Alpine Sulphur-Tresses

The Alpine Sulphur-Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca) is a species in the genus Alectoria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States