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Cuscuta megalocarpa
Cuscuta megalocarpa Rydb.
Big-fruit Dodder, Bigfruit Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)
Synonym(s): Cuscuta curta, Cuscuta gronovii var. curta
USDA Symbol: CUME4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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
Distribution
USA: CO , KS , MN , MT , ND , NE , NJ , NM , NY , SD , UT , WYCanada: MB , SK
Native Habitat: Shaded and/or wet areas, parasitic on shrubs and herbs.
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterResearch Literature
Reslit 3104 - TAXONOMY OF CUSCUTA GRONOVII AND CUSCUTA UMBROSA (CONVOLVULACEAE) (2006) Mihai Costea, Guy L. Nesom, Sasa StefanovicThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta megalocarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta megalocarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta megalocarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR