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Cuscuta compacta

Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy

Compact Dodder

Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CUCO2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

Cuscuta spp. are parasitic on a variety of other plants.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: 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: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV
Native Habitat: Moist woodlands, river bottoms, pond margins, mud flats, parasitic usually on shrubs, sometimes on herbs.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 34 - Go Botany (2019) Native Plant Trust
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cuscuta compacta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cuscuta compacta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta compacta

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-21
Research By: CBR

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