Cuscuta americana L.

American dodder (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support climber parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Bilious (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Deodorant (unspecified), Itch (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Mange (unspecified), Marasmus (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Parasiticide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cuscuta americana unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuscuta americana world distribution map, present in Anguilla, Argentina, Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Brazil, Barbados, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Honduras, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267279-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297192
COL ID 32LLJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629495
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Dactylepis brownei Eronema robinsonii Nemepis americana Nemepis prolifera Cuscuta congesta Cuscuta americana Cuscuta surinamensis Cuscuta leiolepis Cuscuta spectabilis Nemepis brownei Cuscuta graveolens Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis Cuscuta americana var. congesta