Contains 10 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CUSCUTA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 124. 1753.
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TYPE: Cuscuta europaea Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 48. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuscuta americana | AMERICAN DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta boldinghii | BOLDINGH'S DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta compacta | COMPACT DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta exaltata | TALL DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta gronovii | SCALDWEED | Native | |
| Cuscuta indecora | BIGSEED ALFALFA DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta japonica | JAPANESE DODDER | Not Native | |
| Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa | PERUVIAN DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta pentagona | FIVEANGLED DODDER | Native | |
| Cuscuta umbellata | FLATGLOBE DODDER | Native |
[Family identification key]
1. Styles united and appearing as one for most of their length
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1. Styles 2, distinct
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2. Calyx lobes entire; style <1 mm long
2. Calyx lobes minutely erose; style >1 mm long
3. Corolla lobe with a flap-like subapical appendage
3. Corolla lobe without a subapical appendage
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4. Corolla (and sometimes the calyx and pedicel) papillate; capsule with a thickened and raised stylopodium
4. Corolla not papillate; capsule lacking an evident stylopodium
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5. Flower densely bracteate, bracts erose-fimbriate to roughened entire; usually parasitic on woody species
5. Flowers with 0-2 bracts, unlike those above; parasitic on herbaceous or woody species
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6. Corolla lobes acute at the tip
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6. Corolla lobes obtuse to rounded at the tip
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7. Calyx lobe obtuse at the tip; corolla deltate; capsule indehiscent
7. Calyx lobe acute at the tip; corolla lobe narrowly deltate; capsule circumscissile dehiscent
8. Calyx enclosing corolla tube; capsule circumscissile dehiscent; usually parasitic on woody species
8. Corolla tube exserted from calyx lobes; capsule indehiscent; parasitic on herbaceous or woody species
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9. Corolla lobes, when reflexed, not or barely meeting calyx lobe tips; capsule conic, longer than broad
9. Corolla lobes, when reflexed, conspicuously overlapping calyx lobe tips; capsule depressed globose, length and width subequal or broader than long