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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 [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phan�rogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Asteranae
	Order	Solanales
	Family	Convolvulaceae – morningglories, gloires du matin, morning-glories
	Genus	Cuscuta L. – dodder
		Direct Children:
	Species	Cuscuta americana L. – American dodder
	Species	Cuscuta applanata Engelm. – Gila River dodder
	Species	Cuscuta approximata Bab. – smallseed alfalfa dodder, smoothseed alfalfa dodder, alfalfa dodder
	Species	Cuscuta boldinghii Urb. – Boldingh's dodder
	Species	Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. – California dodder, chaparral dodder
	Species	Cuscuta campestris Yunck. – field dodder
	Species	Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm. – African 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 cuspidata Engelm. – cusp dodder
	Species	Cuscuta decipiens Yunck. – Trans-Pecos dodder
	Species	Cuscuta dentatasquamata Yunck. – toothed dodder, los pinitos dodder
	Species	Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. – small-tooth dodder, desert dodder
	Species	Cuscuta epilinum Weihe – flax dodder
	Species	Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. – thyme dodder, clover dodder
	Species	Cuscuta erosa Yunck. – Sonoran dodder
	Species	Cuscuta europaea L. – greater dodder
	Species	Cuscuta exaltata Engelm. – tall dodder
	Species	Cuscuta fasciculata Yunck. – clustered dodder
	Species	Cuscuta glabrior (Engelm.) Yunck. – bushclover dodder
	Species	Cuscuta globulosa Benth. – West Indian dodder
	Species	Cuscuta glomerata Choisy – rope dodder
	Species	Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult. – scaldweed
	Species	Cuscuta harperi Small – Harper's dodder
	Species	Cuscuta howelliana P. Rubtzov – Bogg's Lake dodder
	Species	Cuscuta indecora Choisy – largeseed dodder, pretty dodder, bigseed alfalfa dodder
	Species	Cuscuta japonica Choisy – Japanese dodder
	Species	Cuscuta jepsonii Yunck.
	Species	Cuscuta leptantha Engelm. – slender dodder
	Species	Cuscuta mitriformis Engelm. – joint dodder, Cochise dodder
	Species	Cuscuta nevadensis I.M. Johnst.
	Species	Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth – Peruvian dodder
	Species	Cuscuta occidentalis Millsp.
	Species	Cuscuta odontolepis Engelm. – Santa Rita dodder, Santa Rita Mountain dodder
	Species	Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. – lespedeza dodder, bush-clover dodder, field dodder, fiveangled dodder
	Species	Cuscuta plattensis A. Nelson – prairie dodder, Wyoming dodder
	Species	Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. – smartweed dodder
	Species	Cuscuta potosina W. Schaffn. ex Engelm. – globe dodder
	Species	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. – giant dodder
	Species	Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & A. Gray – beaked dodder
	Species	Cuscuta runyonii Yunck. – 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 subinclusa Durand & Hilg.
	Species	Cuscuta suksdorfii Yunck. – mountain dodder
	Species	Cuscuta tuberculata Brandegee – tuber dodder, tubercle dodder
	Species	Cuscuta umbellata Kunth – flat-globe dodder, flatglobe dodder
	Species	Cuscuta umbrosa Beyr. ex Hook. – bigfruit dodder
	Species	Cuscuta veatchii Brandegee – Veatch's dodder
	Species	Cuscuta warneri Yunck. – Warner's dodder

References


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	Source:	Convolvulaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)
	Acquired:	2011
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Cuscuta

	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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