Button Dodder vs small-seed alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Cuscuta planiflora

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Button Dodder small-seed alfalfa dodder
Kingdom same Plantae (植物) Plantae (植物)
Phylum same Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same Magnoliopsida (木兰纲) Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same Solanales (茄目) Solanales (茄目)
Family same Convolvulaceae Convolvulaceae
Genus same Cuscuta Cuscuta
Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Cuscuta planiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

small-seed alfalfa dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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).

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

small-seed alfalfa dodder

No description available.

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