Cuscuta indecora
Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder, Large Alfalfa Dodder
Other regional names: Large Seed Dodder +2 more
- Large Seed Dodder
- Largeseed Dodder
- Pretty Dodder
Also known as: Cuscuta decora Choisy ex Engelm. +14 more
- Cuscuta decora Choisy ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta decora var. indecora (Choisy) Engelm.
- Cuscuta decora var. pulcherrima (Scheele) Engelm.
- Cuscuta decora var. subnuda Engelm.
- Cuscuta hispidula (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Cuscuta indecora var. hispidula (Engelm.) Yunck.
- Cuscuta indecora var. portoricensis Urb.
- Cuscuta indecora var. subnuda (Engelm.) Yunck.
- Cuscuta indesora Choisy
- Cuscuta jepsonii Yunck.
- Cuscuta parviflora var. vestita Progel
- Cuscuta pulcherrima Scheele
- Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelm.
- Epithymum indecorum (Choisy) Nieuwl. & Lunell
- Grammica indecora (Choisy) W.A.Weber
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta indecora (commonly known as Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder or Large Alfalfa Dodder) is a parasitic plant within the Convolvulaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, California, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Maryland, Morocco, Paraguay, Venezuela