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inelegant dodder, large-seeded dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Cuscuta indecora var. indecora

Flowering time July-September July-September
Habitat Parasitic on alfalfa, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae, etc.; floodplains, sandbars, and shores. Parasitic on alfalfa, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae, etc.; floodplains, sandbars, and shores.
Distribution
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
C. approximata, C. californica, C. campestris, C. cephalanthi, C. denticulata, C. epithymum, C. occidentalis, C. pacifica, C. pentagona, C. suksdorfii
Subordinate taxa
C. indecora var. indecora
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