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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cuscuta campestris
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
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Read more about Field Dodder at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona
FAMILY
Cuscutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-01-005:
Cuscuta campestris
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cuscuta pentagona
COMMON NAME:
Field Dodder, Prairie Dodder, Golden Dodder
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cuar2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5395
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Larger flowers than C. pentagona & w/o prominent angles at calyx lobe base, per Key to the Dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and Adjacent States (Spaulding, 2013).
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5399
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Capsule depressed-globose, 2.5-3.5mm broad, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm181028_5402
October McCormick County SC
Parks Mill
Commonly parasitic on non-woody legumes (esp Lespedeza) also other herbs, per Key to the Dodders (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae) of Alabama and Adjacent States (Spaulding, 2013).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Cuscuta campestris
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona
FAMILY
Cuscutaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 158-01-005:
Cuscuta campestris
FAMILY
Convolvulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Cuscuta pentagona
4286
Herbaceous vine
Annual
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia - the original distribution unclear
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, open disturbed areas, especially (but not only) on herbaceous Fabaceae, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Stems twining, often yellowish-orange, leafless
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Whitish/ Creamy
5-merous
Campanulate corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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