Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora Gaspar. ex Engelm.

Cuscute (fr), Cuscute à fleurs planes (fr)

Variety

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta > Cuscuta planiflora

Characteristics

Twining parasite. Flowers almost smooth or sparsely papillate. Calyx 1.5-3.5 mm in diameter. Corolla 1.5-2.5 mm long. Styles 2, free to base; stigmas linear; styles and stigmas together 0.5-1.0 mm long. Flowers white.
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Flowers small. Calyx up to 3.5 mm wide when flattened out, almost enclosing corolla tube. Corolla ±1.5-2.5 mm long; tube ±1.5 mm long; lobes abruptly acute. Styles and stigmas ± equal or styles shorter than stigmas.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Spread barochory
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Soil texture 5-6
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77173259-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297575
COL ID -
BDTFX ID 20365
INPN ID 133576
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Synonyms

Cuscuta bracteosa Cuscuta canariensis Cuscuta candicans Cuscuta kuriensis Cuscuta minor Cuscuta pretoriana Cuscuta microcephala Cuscuta microcephala d'escayrac ex Succuta alba Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora