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Cuscuta umbellata

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Cuscuta umbellata

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species:
C. umbellata
Binomial name
Cuscuta umbellata
Kunth[2]

Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States.[3] After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.[3]

References

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  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Cuscuta umbellata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Cuscuta umbellata Kunth". GBIF.org. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688