Cuscuta polygonorum

Cuscuta polygonorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species: Cuscuta polygonorum

Name

Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm. Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43:342. 1842

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cuscuta chlorocarpa Engelm. in A.Gray, Man. Bot. N. States: 350 (1848).
  • Cassutha americana Des Moul., Étud. Cuscut.: 70 (1853).
  • Grammica americana (Des Moul.) Des Moul., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 1: 298 (1854).

Homonyms

• Cuscuta polygonorum Cesati = Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin), Canada (Ontario, Quebec) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. 1843. A Monography of North American Cuscutineae. American Journal of Science and Arts 43(2): 333–345. BHL Botanicus. Reference page. : 43:342.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cuscuta polygonorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cuscuta polygonorum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cuscuta polygonorum. Published online. Accessed: November 08 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cuscuta polygonorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 November 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Smartweed dodder

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