Cuscuta epithymum
Nomenclature
Description
Costea, M. 2007-onwards. Digital Atlas of Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae). Wilfrid Laurier University Herbarium, Ontario, Canada. Flower morphology; pollen; living plants.
García M.A. and Martin M.P. 2007. Phylogeny of Cuscuta subgenus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) based on nrDNA ITS and chloroplast trnL intron sequences. Syst. Bot. 32:899–916.
Yuncker, T.G. 1932. The genus Cuscuta. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 113–331.
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
Subcosmopolitan. Native from Europe and introduced in Asia, Australia (Western Australia; New South Wales;Victoria;Tasmania) , South Africa, North and South America.
Spread with contaminated seeds of forage legume crops; hosts often herbaceous, someties woody. In cultivated
and disturbed areas.
Flowers: mainly Aug.-Feb.
Johnson, R.W. [unpublished]. Convolvulaceae In eFloraSA [Electronic Flora of South Australia]. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/factsheets.html
Parasite on mainly leguminous herbs; also recorded on a wide range of native and naturalised herbs.