Cuscuta pentagona | |
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Cuscuta pentagona flowers | |
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]