Cuscuta pentagona
Cuscuta pentagona, the fiveangled dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the United States and Canada.[1] Unlike the closely related C. campestris, it has not become established on other continents.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Genus: | Cuscuta |
Species: | C. pentagona |
Binomial name | |
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. | |
Cuscuta pentagona is a slender annual vine. It is parasitic on a wide range of herbaceous plants, but with particular emphasis on members of the aster family (Asteraceae).[3]
Its typical natural habitat is in moist, open areas such as riverbanks, wet prairies, and pond edges.[3] It is tolerant of disturbance, as can be found as a weed in fields and along roadsides.[3][4]
References
- "Cuscuta pentagona". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- Costea, M.; Nesom, G.L.; Stefanović, S. (2006). "Taxonomy of the Cuscuta pentagona complex (Convolvulaceae) in North America". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (1): 151–175. JSTOR 41968566.
- Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 942.
- Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
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