Cuscuta cephalanthi

Cuscuta cephalanthi

Taxonavigation

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
Subgenus: C. subg. Grammica

Species:

Name

Cuscuta cephalanthi Engelm., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 336 (1842).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Epithymum cephalanthi (Engelm.) Nieuwl. & Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 511 (1916).
    • Grammica cephalanthi (Engelm.) Hadac & Chrtek, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 220 (1973).
  • Heterotypic
    • Cuscuta tenuiflora Engelm., London J. Bot. 2: 197 (1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario)

Lifezones: -


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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Buttonbush dodder
  • suomi: Amerikanvieras
  • français: Cuscute des champs
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