Bed-jacket vs flax dodder

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

  • Bed-jacket is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket flax dodder
Kingdom same Plantae (bitki) Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Sapindaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus Alectryon Cuscuta
Species Alectryon tomentosus Cuscuta epilinum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and flax dodder share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket flax dodder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

flax dodder

No description available.

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