UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Cuscuta indecora

Cuscuta americana

inelegant dodder, large-seeded dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Cuscuta americana
Flowering time July-September
Habitat 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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Origin Native
Conservation status 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
C. approximata, C. californica, C. campestris, C. cephalanthi, C. denticulata, C. epithymum, C. indecora, C. occidentalis, C. pacifica, C. pentagona, C. suksdorfii
Subordinate taxa
C. indecora var. indecora
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