Cuscuta polygonorum

Cuscuta polygonorum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Solanales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species: Cuscuta polygonorum

Name edit

Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43:342. 1842

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Cuscuta chlorocarpa Engelm. in A.Gray, Man. Bot. N. States: 350 (1848).
    • Cassutha americana Des Moul., Étud. Cuscut.: 70 (1853).
    • Grammica americana (Des Moul.) Des Moul., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 1: 298 (1854).

Homonyms edit

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin), Canada (Ontario, Quebec)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Smartweed dodder
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