small-seed alfalfa dodder vs Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta planiflora compared with Cuscuta campestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small-seed alfalfa dodder	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Cuscuta	Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta planiflora	Cuscuta campestris

Evolutionary Relationship

small-seed alfalfa dodder and Yellow Dodder share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuscuta.

Conservation Status

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small-seed alfalfa dodder	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

small-seed alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India) and Europe (8 countries).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

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