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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: 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
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 , WINative 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 ChapterAdditional resources
USDA: Find Cuscuta glomerata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta glomerata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta glomerata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR