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Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior

Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. glabrior (Engelm.) Gandhi, R.D. Thomas & S.L. Hatch

Bushclover Dodder

Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)

Synonym(s): Cuscuta glabrior

USDA Symbol: CUPEG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scrambling over or twining around host plants, resembling a tangle of yellowish 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

Distribution

USA: LA , NM , OK , TX , UT
Native Habitat: Wide variety of moist soils, parasitic on a variety of hosts.

Web Reference

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

Research Literature

Reslit 3107 - TAXONOMY OF THE CUSCUTA PENTAGONA COMPLEX (CONVOLVULACEAE) IN NORTH AMERICA (2006) Mihai Costea, Guy L Nesom, Sasa Stefanovic

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior

Metadata

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

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