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Cuscuta glomerata

Cuscuta glomerata Choisy

Rope Dodder

Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CUGL3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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: Jul , Aug , Sep
Bloom Notes: Flowers in dense rope-like clusters.

Distribution

USA: AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MI , MN , MO , MS , ND , NE , NM , OH , OK , SD , TN , TX , WI
Native Habitat: Low wet areas, moist prairies, parasitic on a variery of herbs, often on Asteraceae.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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