Contains 10 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CUSCUTA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 124. 1753.
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TYPE: Cuscuta europaea Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 48. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuscuta americana | AMERICAN DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta boldinghii | BOLDINGH'S DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta compacta | COMPACT DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta exaltata | TALL DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta gronovii | SCALDWEED | Native | ||
| Cuscuta indecora | BIGSEED ALFALFA DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta japonica | JAPANESE DODDER | Not Native | ||
| Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa | PERUVIAN DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta pentagona | FIVEANGLED DODDER | Native | ||
| Cuscuta umbellata | FLATGLOBE DODDER | Native |
Identification Key
1. Styles united and appearing as one for most of their length
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1. Styles 2, distinct
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2. Calyx lobes entire; style <1 mm long
2. Calyx lobes minutely erose; style >1 mm long
3. Corolla lobe with a flap-like subapical appendage
3. Corolla lobe without a subapical appendage
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4. Corolla (and sometimes the calyx and pedicel) papillate; capsule with a thickened and raised stylopodium
4. Corolla not papillate; capsule lacking an evident stylopodium
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5. Flower densely bracteate, bracts erose-fimbriate to roughened entire; usually parasitic on woody species
5. Flowers with 0-2 bracts, unlike those above; parasitic on herbaceous or woody species
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6. Corolla lobes acute at the tip
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6. Corolla lobes obtuse to rounded at the tip
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7. Calyx lobe acute at the tip; corolla lobe narrowly deltate; capsule circumscissile dehiscent
7. Calyx lobe obtuse at the tip; corolla deltate; capsule indehiscent
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8. Flower 2.1-4.6(5) mm long; calyx rounded, enclosing the corolla tube, 1-2.1 mm long, lobes ovate-deltate, not auriculate; corolla tube 1.1-2.5 mm long; anthers 0.4-0.7 mm long; fruit 1.3-2.8 mm long, 1.9-3.9 mm wide
8. Flower 1.4-2.1(2.5) mm long; calyx angled, loose around the corolla tube, 0.3-1.1 mm long, lobes broadly ovate-rhombic, auriculate; corolla tube 0.5-1.2 mm long; anthers 0.2-0.35 mm long; fruit 1.9-2.4 mm long, 1.2-2.5 mm wide
9. Calyx enclosing corolla tube; capsule circumscissile dehiscent; usually parasitic on woody species
9. Corolla tube exserted from calyx lobes; capsule indehiscent; parasitic on herbaceous or woody species
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10. Corolla lobes, when reflexed, not or barely meeting calyx lobe tips; capsule conic, longer than broad
10. Corolla lobes, when reflexed, conspicuously overlapping calyx lobe tips; capsule depressed globose, length and width subequal or broader than long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthanema | Anthanema Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 90. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Anthanema paradoxa (Rafinesque) Rafinesque (Cuscuta paradoxa Rafinesque) Lectotypified by Manitz, Feddes Repert. 87: 315. 1976. | |
| Aplostylis | Aplostylis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 91. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Aplostylis lupuliformis (Krock) Rafinesque (Cuscuta lupuliformis Krock) | |
| Buchingera | Buchingera F. W. Schultz, Jahrb. Pract. Pharm. Verwandte Faecher 14: 170. 1847. | TYPE: Buchingera suaveolens F. W. Schultz, nom. illegit. (Cuscuta hassiaca Pfeiffer) Substitute name for Engelmannia Pfeiffer 1845, non A. Gray ex Nuttall 1840. | |
| Cassytha | Cassytha Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 345. 1821, non Linnaeus 1753. | TYPE: Cassytha major Gray, nom. illegit. (Cuscuta europaea Linnaeus) = Cuscuta Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification. | |
| Dactylepis | Dactylepis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 125. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Nemepis brownei Rafinesque | |
| Engelmannia | Engelmannia Pfeiffer, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 673. 1845, non A. Gray ex Nuttall 1840, nec Klotzsch 1841. | TYPE: Engelmannia migrans Pfeiffer, nom. illegit. (Cuscuta hassiaca Pfeiffer) = Buchingera F. W. Schultz 1847. | |
| Epilinella | Epilinella Pfeiffer, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 3: 673. 1845. | TYPE: Epilinella cuscutoides Pfeiffer | |
| Epithymum | Epithymum Nieuwland & Lunell, in Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 511. 1916. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Eronema | Eronema Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 125. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Eronema robinsonii Rafinesque | |
| Grammica | Grammica Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 98, 170. 1790. | TYPE: Grammica aphylla Loureiro | |
| Kadula | Kadula Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 90. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Kadula corymbosa (Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) Rafinesque (Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) | |
| Kadurias | Kadurias Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 91. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Kadurias reflexa (Roxburgh) Rafinesque (Cuscuta reflexa Roxburgh) | |
| Lepidanche | Lepidanche Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 343. 1842. | TYPE: Lepidanche compositarum Engelmann | |
| Lepimenes | Lepimenes Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 91. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Lepimenes epithymum (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Cuscuta europaea Linnaeus var. epithymum Linnaeus) | |
| Monogynella | Monogynella Des Moulins, Etud. Cuscut. 39. 1853. | TYPE: Monogynella vahliana Des Moulins, nom. illegit. (Cuscuta monogyna Vahl) | |
| Nemepis | Nemepis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 91. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Nemepis odorata (Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) Rafinesque (Cuscuta odorata Ruiz Lopez & Pavon) Lectotypified by Manitz, Feddes Repert. 87: 315. 1976. | |
| Pentake | Pentake Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 4: 90. 1838 ("1836"). | TYPE: Pentake chinense (Lamarck) Rafinesque (Cuscuta chinensis Lamarck) | |
| Pfeifferia | Pfeifferia Buchinger, in Pfeiffer, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3. 5: 88. 1846, non Pfeiffera Salm-Reiffenscheid-Dyck 1845. | TYPE: = Buchingera F. W. Schultz 1847. | |
| Schrebera | Schrebera Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1662. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Schrebera Roxburgh 1799. | TYPE: Schrebera schinoides Linnaeus, nom. illegit. (Schinus myricoides Linnaeus) | |
| Succuta | Succuta Des Moulins, Etud. Cuscut. 41. 1853. | TYPE: Succuta alba (C. Presl) Des Moulins (Cuscuta alba C. Presl) |