Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs Yellow Dodder

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Buffalo Sallow-wattle is Critically Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-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 phlebophylla	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Buffalo Sallow-wattle and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-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).

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

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