Blunt Wattle vs Yellow Dodder

Acacia aprica compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Blunt Wattle is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Wattle	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Fabaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Acacia	Cuscuta
Species	Acacia aprica	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blunt Wattle and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Blunt Wattle

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Wattle	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Wattle

Habitat

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

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Blunt Wattle

The Blunt Wattle (Acacia aprica) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.