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mountain dodder

Stems

0.3–0.4 mm in diameter, yellow.

Inflorescences

loose;

pedicels 0–2 mm.

Flowers

4–5-parted, 2.8–3.3 mm, membranous;

calyces slightly bilaterally symmetric, broadly campanulate; > corolla tube, divided 50–60% of their length, white to creamy yellow, not reticulate, not shiny;

lobes ovate, not overlapping at base;

margins entire;

tips long-attenuate;

corollas campanulate, 2.6–3 mm, white; creamy yellow when dry;

tubes 1.2–1.5 mm;

lobes triangular-ovate, nearly erect; > tube;

tips lanceolate-attenuate; straight;

stamens included to barely visible at corolla sinuses;

filaments 0.2–0.5 mm;

anthers 0.2–0.4 mm;

infrastaminal scales 50–75% as long as corolla tube, often reduced to denticulate wings, sometimes with few; short fimbriae;

styles slightly subulate to terete;

stigmas capitate, globose.

Fruits

2–3.2 × 2–3.6 mm, surrounded on basal half by withered corollas.

Seeds

2–4.

Cuscuta suksdorfii

Distribution
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Discussion

Mountain meadows. Parasitic on a wide variety of hosts. Flowering May–Oct. 1100–2300 m. BR, BW, Casc. CA, WA. Native.

It is not known whether this species is rare in Oregon or just rarely collected.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 593
Katie Mitchell
Sibling taxa
C. approximata, C. brachycalyx, C. californica, C. campestris, C. cephalanthi, C. epithymum, C. indecora, C. occidentalis, C. pacifica
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