| Cuscuta umbellata | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. umbellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta umbellata Kunth
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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
- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Cuscuta umbellata". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Cuscuta umbellata Kunth". GBIF.org. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ a b Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688