Cuscuta americana
Nomenclature
Cuscuta americana L., Sp. Pl. 124. 1753
Cuscuta congesta Benth.
Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis(Choisy) Progel
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Cuscuta surinamensis Schill.
Description
Austin, D. F. 1980. Studies of the Florida Convolvulaceae. III. Cuscuta. Florida Scientist 43:294-302.
Austin, D. F. 1982. 165. Convolvulaceae. 15: 1–98. In G. W. Harling& B. B. Sparre (eds.) Fl. Ecuador.University of Göteborgand Swedish Museum of Natural history, Göteborg and Stockholm.
Costea, M. 2007-onward. Digital Atlas of Cuscuta. Flower morhology gallery (not the type specimen); Flower morphology of C. leiolepis (type specimen); pollen; living plants (Phytoimages).
Costea, M., G. Nesom. 201X. Cuscuta in Flora of North America (submitted).
Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. 2008. Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela1–860. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.
Yuncker, J. G. 1932. The genus Cuscuta. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18:113–331.
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
U.S.A.: Florida; WestIndies, Mexico, Central and South America
Hosts:
wide variety of mostly woody and herbaceous species including including Bursera,
Celtis, Citharexylum, Colubrina, Coursetia, Haematoxylum,
Haplophyton, Havardia, Janusia, Jatropha, Karwinskia,
Mimosa, Prosopis, Sebastiania, Senna, Vallesia; elevation 0–60 m