Cuscuta indecora |
Cuscuta indecora var. indecora |
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collared dodder |
collared dodder |
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Stems | 0.3–0.6 mm in diameter, yellow to orange. |
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Inflorescences | loose to dense; pedicels 0.5–6 mm. |
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Flowers | 5-parted, 3–4.5(5.3) mm; fleshy; calyces cup-shaped, 50–75% as long as corolla tube, divided 33–50% of their length; creamy yellow to brownish, not reticulate, not shiny; lobes triangular-ovate, overlapping at base; margins entire; tips acute; corollas campanulate to campanulate-cylindric, 2.5–4(5) mm, white; creamy white to brown when dry; tubes 1.7–3 mm; lobes triangular-ovate, 30–100% as long as tube; erect to nearly so; tips acute, inflexed; stamens enclosed to barely exserted; < corolla lobes; filaments 0.3–0.7 mm; anthers 0.3–0.8 mm; infrastaminal scales ? corolla tube in length; styles evenly filiform; stigmas capitate, globose. |
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Fruits | 2–3.5 × 1.9–4(5) mm, surrounded or capped by withered corollas. |
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Seeds | 2–4. |
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2n | =30. |
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Cuscuta indecora |
Cuscuta indecora var. indecora |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Parasitic on a wide variety of hosts. Flowering Jul–Dec. 0–900 m. Col, ECas, Owy, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; widespread in North America; South America. Native. The common name, collared dodder, describes the thickened, elevated ring at the tip of the capsule surrounding the base of the styles, a feature unique to this species among Oregon Cuscuta. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 592 Katie Mitchell |
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Synonyms | Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala | |
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