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Cuscuta umbellata (flat-globe dodder; flatglobe dodder)

Synonyms: Cuscuta desertorum (homotypic); Cuscuta fasciculata; Cuscuta umbellata var. reflexa; Cuscuta umbellata var. typica; Grammica umbellata (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Cuscuta umbellata (flatglobe dodder) is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States. After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.
View Wikipedia Record: Cuscuta umbellata

Infraspecies

Cuscuta umbellata var. desertorum
Cuscuta umbellata var. umbellata

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [2]  Annual
Structure [2]  Vine
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Jornada Biosphere Reserve Ib 30913 New Mexico, United States

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0