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Taxon: Cuscuta spp.*

Genus: Cuscuta
Family: Convolvulaceae tribe: Cuscuteae. Also placed in: Cuscutaceae
Nomen number: 317044
Comment: *catch-all record for unidentified or unnamed plants of Cuscuta
Name verified on: 30-Apr-1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 10-Sep-2008
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

SPECIES RESTRICTED BECAUSE FEDERAL AND STATE NOXIOUS WEED
A declared noxious weed by USDA-APHIS.
A declared aquatic or terrestrial noxious weed and/or noxious-weed seed in these U.S. states (see state noxious weed lists), with links to state information or web documents:
AL°, AR*°, AZ*°, CA*°, CO°, CT°, DE°, FL(except native Florida species)*°, GA°, HI°, IA°, ID°, IL°, IN°, KS°, KY°, LA°, MA*°, MD°, ME°, MI*°, MN°, MO°, MS°, MT°, NC°, ND(except C. coryli)°, NE°, NH°, NJ°, NM°, NV°, NY°, OH°, OK*°, OR*°, PA°, PR*, RI°, SC°, SD*°, TN°, TX°, UT°, VA°, VT°, WA°, WI°, WV°, WY*, WY°.
ªAquatic. *Terrestrial. °In seed.
Link to noxious weed information from Invaders Database System

Common names:

  • dodder   (Source: NPB State Noxweeds [http://nationalplantboard.org/docs/summaries/arizona.pdf]) – English

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References:

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Check other databases for Cuscuta spp.:

  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Images:

  • Seeds or fruits: Seed ID Workshop image, from Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Ohio State University
More:
  • Check PlantSystematics.org for additional images
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?317044 (09 February 2010)

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