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Cuscuta umbellata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Cuscuta umbellata
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Cuscuta umbellata
Kunth[1]

Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert of the south-western United States.[2] After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.[2]

References

  1. "Cuscuta umbellata Kunth". https://www.gbif.org/species/2927510. Retrieved 26 August 2014. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688

Wikidata ☰ Q15273039 entry




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