Difference between revisions of "Cuscuta compacta"
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''C. compacta'' is found on herbaceous and woody hosts in bottomland forests, stream banks, marshes, swamps, pine savannahs, wet fields, and other wet habitats.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> | ''C. compacta'' is found on herbaceous and woody hosts in bottomland forests, stream banks, marshes, swamps, pine savannahs, wet fields, and other wet habitats.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> | ||
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| + | In the southern and mid-Atlantic United States, ''C. compacta'' flowers from late July through November.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> | ||
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Revision as of 14:21, 24 January 2018
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Cuscutaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. compacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta compacta Juss | |
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| Natural range of Cuscuta compacta from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name: compact dodder[1][2]
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Varieties: C. compacta var. compacta; C. compacta var. efimbriata[1][2]
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
C. compacta is found on herbaceous and woody hosts in bottomland forests, stream banks, marshes, swamps, pine savannahs, wet fields, and other wet habitats.[1]
Phenology
In the southern and mid-Atlantic United States, C. compacta flowers from late July through November.[1]
