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Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pubescens (Engelm.) Yunck.
Bushclover Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)
Synonym(s): Cuscuta glabrior var. pubescens
USDA Symbol: CUPEP3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Cuscuta spp. are parasitic on a variety of other plants.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scrambling over or twining around host plants, resembling a tangle of yellowish orange string.
Leaf: Leaves of Cuscuta spp. may be absent, or so small and scale-like that they go unnoticed.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: NM , OK , TXNative Habitat: Wide variety of moist soils to rocky clearings, grasslands, parasitic on a variety of hosts.
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterAdditional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR