Scientific or common name:

Cuscuta americana L.

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CUSCUTACEAE - Dodder family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Cuscuta americana L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 124. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: American dodder
English name: American dodder
Spanish name: fideo

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Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Cuscutaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species:

1) Cuscuta americana L. 2) Cuscuta applanata Engelm. 3) Cuscuta approximata Bab. 4) Cuscuta approximata Bab. var. urceolata (Kunze) Yunck. 5) Cuscuta arvensis Bey. ex Engelm. 6) Cuscuta attenuata Waterf. 7) Cuscuta australis R. Br. 8) Cuscuta boldinghii Urb. 9) Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yunck.) Yunck. 10) Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yunck.) Yunck. var. apodanthera (Yunck.) Yunck. 11) Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yunck.) Yunck. var. brachycalyx 12) Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. 13) Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. apiculata Engelm. 14) Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm. 15) Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. californica 16) Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. papillosa Yunck. 17) Cuscuta campestris Yunck. 18) Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm. 19) Cuscuta ceanothi Behr 20) Cuscuta cephalanthi Engelm. 21) Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy 22) Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy var. compacta 23) Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy var. efimbriata Yunck. 24) Cuscuta coryli Engelm. 25) Cuscuta curta (Engelm.) Rydb. 26) Cuscuta cuspidata Engelm. 27) Cuscuta decipiens Yunck. 28) Cuscuta dentatasquamata Yunck. 29) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. 30) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. denticulata 31) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. veatchii (Brandegee) T. Beliz, ined. 32) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. vetchii (Brandegee) T. Beliz, orth. var. 33) Cuscuta epilinum Weihe 34) Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. 35) Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. ssp. approximata (Bab.) Rouy 36) Cuscuta erosa Yunck. 37) Cuscuta europaea L. 38) Cuscuta exaltata Engelm. 39) Cuscuta fasciculata Yunck. 40) Cuscuta glabrior (Engelm.) Yunck. 41) Cuscuta glabrior (Engelm.) Yunck. var. pubescens (Engelm.) Yunck. 42) Cuscuta glandulosa (Engelm.) Small 43) Cuscuta globulosa Benth. 44) Cuscuta glomerata Choisy 45) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. 46) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. calyptrata Engelm. 47) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. curta Engelm. 48) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. gronovii 49) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. latiflora Engelm. 50) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. saururi (Engelm.) MacMill. 51) Cuscuta harperi Small 52) Cuscuta howelliana P. Rubtzov 53) Cuscuta indecora Choisy 54) Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. bifida Yunck. 55) Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora 56) Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. longisepala Yunck. 57) Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. neuropetala (Engelm.) Hitchc. 58) Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. warneri (Yunck.) T. Beliz, ined. 59) Cuscuta japonica Choisy 60) Cuscuta jepsonii Yunck. 61) Cuscuta leptantha Engelm. 62) Cuscuta megalocarpa Rydb. 63) Cuscuta mitriformis Engelm. 64) Cuscuta nevadensis I.M. Johnst. 65) Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth 66) Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth var. glandulosa Engelm. 67) Cuscuta occidentalis Millsp. 68) Cuscuta odontolepis Engelm. 69) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. 70) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. calycina Engelm. 71) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. glabrior (Engelm.) Gandhi, R.D. Thomas & S.L. Hatch 72) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pentagona 73) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pubescens (Engelm.) Yunck. 74) Cuscuta planiflora Ten. 75) Cuscuta plattensis A. Nelson 76) Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. 77) Cuscuta potosina Schaffn. 78) Cuscuta potosina Schaffn. var. globifera Yunck. 79) Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. 80) Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & A. Gray 81) Cuscuta runyonii Yunck. 82) Cuscuta salina Engelm. 83) Cuscuta salina Engelm. var. major Yunck. 84) Cuscuta salina Engelm. var. papillata Yunck. 85) Cuscuta salina Engelm. var. salina 86) Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy 87) Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy var. kailuana Yunck. 88) Cuscuta squamata Engelm. 89) Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. 90) Cuscuta subinclusa Durand & Hilg. 91) Cuscuta suksdorfii Yunck. 92) Cuscuta suksdorfii Yunck. var. subpedicellata Yunck. 93) Cuscuta suksdorfii Yunck. var. suksdorfii 94) Cuscuta tuberculata Brandegee 95) Cuscuta umbellata Kunth 96) Cuscuta umbellata Kunth var. reflexa (J.M. Coult.) Yunck. 97) Cuscuta umbrosa auct. non Bey. ex Hook. 98) Cuscuta veatchii Brandegee 99) Cuscuta vetchii Brandegee, orth. var. 100) Cuscuta warneri Yunck.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (Florida), USA+ (PR, VI)


Map for Cuscuta americana L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Cuscutaceae)
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1) Cuscuta (dodder) 2) Grammica (dodder)

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Common names (Cuscuta)
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1) African dodder (Cuscuta cassytoides) 2) Alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta approximata) 3) American dodder (Cuscuta americana) 4) Beaked dodder (Cuscuta rostrata) 5) Bigfruit dodder (Cuscuta megalocarpa) 6) Bigseed alfalfa dodder (Cuscuta indecora) 7) Bigseed dodder (Cuscuta indecora var. longisepala) 8) Boggs Lake dodder (Cuscuta howelliana) 9) Boldingh's dodder (Cuscuta boldinghii) 10) Bushclover dodder (Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior) 11) Buttonbush dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) 12) Canyon dodder (Cuscuta ceanothi) 13) Chaparral dodder (Cuscuta californica) 14) Clover dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) 15) Clustered dodder (Cuscuta fasciculata) 16) Cochise dodder (Cuscuta mitriformis) 17) Compact dodder (Cuscuta compacta) 18) Cusp dodder (Cuscuta cuspidata) 19) Desert dodder (Cuscuta denticulata) 20) Fiveangled dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) 21) Flatglobe dodder (Cuscuta umbellata) 22) Flax dodder (Cuscuta epilinum) 23) Fringed dodder (Cuscuta suaveolens) 24) Giant dodder (Cuscuta reflexa) 25) Gila River dodder (Cuscuta applanata) 26) Globe dodder (Cuscuta potosina) 27) Goldenthread (Cuscuta salina var. major) 28) Greater dodder (Cuscuta europaea) 29) Harper's dodder (Cuscuta harperi) 30) Hazel dodder (Cuscuta coryli) 31) Japanese dodder (Cuscuta japonica) 32) Kauna'oa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) 33) Los pinitos dodder (Cuscuta dentatasquamata) 34) Mountain dodder (Cuscuta suksdorfii) 35) Peruvian dodder (Cuscuta obtusiflora) 36) Prairie dodder (Cuscuta plattensis) 37) Rope dodder (Cuscuta glomerata) 38) Runyon's dodder (Cuscuta runyonii) 39) Saltmarsh dodder (Cuscuta salina) 40) San Joaquin dodder (Cuscuta brachycalyx) 41) Santa Rita Mountain dodder (Cuscuta odontolepis) 42) Scaldweed (Cuscuta gronovii) 43) Scaleflower dodder (Cuscuta squamata) 44) Slender dodder (Cuscuta leptantha) 45) Smartweed dodder (Cuscuta polygonorum) 46) Sonoran dodder (Cuscuta erosa) 47) Tall dodder (Cuscuta exaltata) 48) Tapertip dodder (Cuscuta attenuata) 49) Trans-Pecos dodder (Cuscuta decipiens) 50) Tubercle dodder (Cuscuta tuberculata) 51) Veatch's dodder (Cuscuta veatchii) 52) Warner's dodder (Cuscuta warneri) 53) West Indian dodder (Cuscuta globulosa)

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More species:
1) Cuscuta approximata Bab. var. urceolata (Kunze) Yunck. [135]
2) Cuscuta arvensis Bey. ex Engelm. [152]
3) Cuscuta australis R. Br. [160]
4) Cuscuta curta (Engelm.) Rydb. [133]
5) Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. veatchii (Brandegee) T. Beliz, ined. [144]
6) Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. [2593]
7) Cuscuta glabrior (Engelm.) Yunck. var. pubescens (Engelm.) Yunck. [98]
8) Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. var. saururi (Engelm.) MacMill. [170]
9) Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pentagona [350]
10) Cuscuta umbrosa auct. non Bey. ex Hook. [137]

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