UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Cuscuta indecora

Cuscuta approximata

inelegant dodder, large-seeded dodder

alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta indecora

Cuscuta approximata
Flowering time July-September June-August
Habitat Parasitic on alfalfa, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, and Polygonaceae, etc.; floodplains, sandbars, and shores. Agricultural fields, often on alfalfa, and other disturbed, open areas.
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; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Origin Native Introduced from Eurasia and northern Africa
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
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
C. approximata var. approximata
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