Cuscuta palaestina Boiss.

Cuscute de Palestine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

A herb. It is a slender thread like creeper. It grows attached to other plants. The flowers are in very small heads 4-6 mm across. Seeds are 1 mm across.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support climber parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
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Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
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Usage

It is eaten raw or cooked.
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Cultivation

Plants can grow from seed.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Cuscuta palaestina unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuscuta palaestina world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267582-1
WFO ID wfo-0001258820
COL ID 32LW3
BDTFX ID 75078
INPN ID 93639
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Synonyms

Cuscuta palaestina Cuscuta globularis