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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cuscuta cephalanthi
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta cephalanthi
FAMILY
Cuscutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-01-006:
Cuscuta cephalanthii
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Buttonbush Dodder
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cuce_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cuscuta cephalanthi
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta cephalanthi
FAMILY
Cuscutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC ERROR)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-01-006:
Cuscuta cephalanthii
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
3694
Herbaceous vine
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Primarily on woody hosts, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Stems twining, often yellowish-orange, leafless
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish/ Creamy
Usually 4-merous
4-lobed campanulate corolla (usually)
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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