Cuscuta erosa
Nomenclature
Cuscuta erosa Yunck., Illinois Biol.Monogr. 6 (2–3): 26. 1921.
Description
Costea, M. 2007-onwards. Digital Atlas of Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae). Wilfrid Laurier University Herbarium, Ontario, Canada. Flower morphology; pollen.
Costea, M., I.R.Garcia, S. Stefanović. 2011. ‘Horned’dodders: phylogenetic relationships and two new species within Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae). Botany, in press.
Yuncker, J. G. 1932. The genus Cuscuta. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18:113–331.
Biogeography, Ecology and Natural History
U.S.A.: Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora,Sinaloa.
Hosts:
Abutilon, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Anisacanthus, Bidens, Carlowrightia, Euphorbia, Gomphrena, Hymenoclea, Ipomoea,Jatropha,
Justicia, Kallstroemia, Merremia, Mimosa, Ruella, Russelia, Sphinctospermum, Talinum, Tephrosia; elevation 400-1300 m