Cuscuta pentagona
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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
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Binomial name | |
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
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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.[2] Unlike the closely related C. campestris, it has not become established on other continents.[3]
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).[4]
Its typical natural habitat is in moist, open areas such as riverbanks, wet prairies, and pond edges.[4] It is tolerant of disturbance, as can be found as a weed in fields and along roadsides.[4][5]
References
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- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Cuscuta pentagona". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Cuscuta pentagona". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- JSTOR 41968566.
- ^ a b c 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".