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Cuscuta mitriformis
Cuscuta mitriformis Engelm.
Cochise Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CUMI2
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: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Distribution
USA: AZNative Habitat: Forests, clearings, meadows, parasitic usually on herbs.
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterResearch Literature
Reslit 3105 - More Problems Despite Bigger Flowers: Systematics of Cuscuta tinctoria Clade (subgenus Grammica, Convolvulaceae) with Description of Six New Species (2013) Mihai Costea, Ignacio Garcia-Ruiz, Kristy Dockstad...This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta mitriformis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta mitriformis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta mitriformis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR