Cuscuta suksdorfii |
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mountain dodder |
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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 |
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Distribution | |
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 |
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