Cuscuta umbellata Kunth

Flatglobe dodder (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

A herb. It is a slender thread like creeper. It grows attached to other plants.
Life form annual
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
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Parasitic on Polygala spp, Atriplex spp, Suaeda spp, Alternanthera spp, Amaranthus spp and Euphorbia spp in N. Arizona. Grasslands, areas of halophilic vegetation, by lakes etc; at elevations from 1,750-2,400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Inappetence (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can grow from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cuscuta umbellata unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuscuta umbellata world distribution map, present in Antigua and Barbuda, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bahamas, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72987-2
WFO ID wfo-0001297952
COL ID 32LZV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629498
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cuscuta umbellata Cuscuta umbellata var. typica

Lower taxons

Cuscuta umbellata var. desertorum Cuscuta umbellata var. umbellata