Cuscuta umbrosa Hook.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
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 -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grows on various shrubs and herbs, also occasionally found on cultivated crops.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Bite(Bug) (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Contraceptive (unspecified), Bile (unspecified), Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cuscuta umbrosa world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72992-2
WFO ID wfo-0001297832
COL ID 32LZW
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Grammica megalocarpa Grammica umbrosa Cuscuta megalocarpa Cuscuta curta Cuscuta umbrosa Cuscuta gronovii var. curta