Cuscuta americana
American Dodder, Devil's Shoestring
Other regional names: Love Love +2 more
- Love Love
- Love Vine
- Yellow Death
Also known as: Cassutha americana (L.) DesMoul. +13 more
- Cassutha americana (L.) DesMoul.
- Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel
- Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel
- Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
- Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
- Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
- Cuscuta surinamensis Schill.
- Dactylepis brownei Raf.
- Dastylepis brownii Raf.
- Eronema robinsonii Raf.
- Grammica americana DesMoul.
- Nemepis americana (L.) Raf.
- Nemepis brownei Raf.
- Nemepis prolifera Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta americana (commonly known as American Dodder or Devil's Shoestring) is a parasitic plant within the Convolvulaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Bahamas, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.