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Cuscuta polygonorum

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Englemann

Common Names

• Smartweed Dodder

Geographical Habitats

• Ontario
• Quebec - Canada
• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Delaware
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachussetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia
• Wisconsin - USA

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Parasitic twining vine with orange stems & orange-yellow foliage. Small lax clusters of flowers 2mm wide, calyx with 4-5 lobes, corolla with 4-5 lobes. Capsule to 3mm diameter seated in a persistent corolla.

Further References

• USDA
• The Plant List 2
• FOSEUS
• Kew