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Cuscuta  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 30710

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): dodder
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassAsteridae   
                OrderSolanales   
                   FamilyCuscutaceae  -- dodder  
                      GenusCuscuta L. -- dodder  
    Direct Children:  
                         Variety Cuscuta approximata var. approximata Bab. -- alfalfa dodder 
                         Variety Cuscuta obtusiflora var. obtusiflora Kunth -- Peruvian dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta americana L. -- American dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta applanata Engelm. -- Gila River dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta approximata Bab. -- alfalfa dodder, smallseed alfalfa dodder, smoothseed alfalfa dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta attenuata Waterfall -- dodder, tapertip dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta boldinghii Urban -- Boldingh's dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yuncker) Yuncker -- San Joaquin dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. -- California dodder, chaparral dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm. -- African dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta ceanothi Behr -- canyon dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta cephalanthi Engelm. -- butterbush dodder, buttonbush dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy -- compact dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta coryli Engelm. -- hazel dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta corylii Engelm.  
                         Species Cuscuta cuspidata Engelm. -- cusp dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta decipiens Yuncker -- TransPecos dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta dentatasquamata Yuncker -- los pinitos dodder, toothed dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. -- desert dodder, small-tooth dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta epilinum Weihe -- flax dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. -- clover dodder, thyme dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta erosa Yuncker -- Sonoran dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta europaea L. -- greater dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta exaltata Engelm. -- tall dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta fasciculata Yuncker -- clustered dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta globulosa Benth. -- West Indian dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta glomerata Choisy -- rope dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex J.A. Schultes -- scaldweed 
                         Species Cuscuta harperi Small -- Harper's dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta howelliana Rubtzoff -- Boggs Lake dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta indecora Choisy -- bigseed alfalfa dodder, large-seed dodder, largeseed dodder, pretty dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta indesora Choisy  
                         Species Cuscuta japonica Choisy -- Japanese dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta jepsoni Yuncker  
                         Species Cuscuta leptantha Engelm. -- slender dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta megalocarpa Rydb. -- big-fruit dodder, bigfruit dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta mitriformis Engelm. -- Cochise dodder, joint dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth -- Peruvian dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta odontolepis Engelm. -- Santa Rita dodder, Santa Rita Mountain dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. -- bush-clover dodder, field dodder, fiveangled dodder, lespedeza dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta plattensis A. Nels. -- prairie dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. -- smartweed dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta potosina Schaffn. -- globe dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta potosona Schaffn.  
                         Species Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. -- giant dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & Gray -- beaked dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta runyonii Yuncker -- Runyon's dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta salina Engelm. -- goldenthread, saltmarsh dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta sandwichiana Choisy -- kauna'oa 
                         Species Cuscuta squamata Engelm. -- scaleflower dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. -- fringed dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta suksdorfii Yuncker -- mountain dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta tuberculata Brandeg. -- tuber dodder, tubercle dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta umbellata Kunth -- flat-globe dodder, flatglobe dodder 
                         Species Cuscuta vivipara T. Beliz, sp. nov. ined. -- lovevine 
                         Species Cuscuta warneri Yuncker -- Warner's dodder 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Cuscuta   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Cuscuta   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cuscuta   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Cuscuta   
       
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Tue Feb 9 2010 09:45:19 MST