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Smith, R.W.
Cuscuta cephalanthi
Cuscuta cephalanthi Engelm.
Buttonbush Dodder, Button-bush Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder Family)
Synonym(s): Grammica cephalanthi
USDA Symbol: CUCE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
This is a leafless, rootless, parasitic vine with twining thread-like stems yellow-green to bright orange. It lives on the juices of the host plant.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Vine
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit Type: Capsule
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Whitish to yellowish
Distribution
USA: AR , AZ , CA , CT , DC , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , NC , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , WA , WICanada: NB , NS
Native Habitat: Near streams, rivers, lakes - Parasitic on herbaceous and woody genera including Salix, Boehmeria, Vicia, Justicia, Teucrium, Physostegia, Cephalanthus, Vernonia, Solidago, Aster & Sonchus.
Bibliography
Bibref 7 - Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California (1993) Hickman, J.C. (ed.)Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston
Bibref 281 - Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas (1999) Diggs, G. M.; B. L. Lipscomb; B. O'Kennon; W. F...
Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta cephalanthi in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta cephalanthi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta cephalanthi
Metadata
Record Modified: 2015-03-16Research By: TWC Staff