Alfalfa dodder vs Globe Thistle

Cuscuta approximata compared with Echinops exaltatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa dodder	Globe Thistle
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Solanales (Bộ Cà)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Echinops
Species	Cuscuta approximata	Echinops exaltatus

Conservation Status

Alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa dodder	Globe Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Tajikistan), Europe (Hungary, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Alfalfa dodder

The Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.