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Cuscuta odontolepis
Cuscuta odontolepis Engelm.
Santa Rita Dodder, Santa Rita Mountain Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CUOD
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
Bloom Notes: Flowers in dense clusters.
Distribution
USA: AZNative Habitat: Rocky hillsides, fields, roadsides, ditches, parasitic on herbs and shrubs.
Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterResearch Literature
Reslit 3106 - Systematic arrangement of the species of the genus Cuscuta: with critical remarks on old species and descriptions of new ones (1859) George EngelmannThis information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta odontolepis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta odontolepis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta odontolepis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR