Cuscuta australis
Australian Dodder
Also known as: Cuscuta obtusifolia var. australis (R.Br.) Engelm.
- Cuscuta obtusifolia var. australis (R.Br.) Engelm.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta australis (commonly known as Australian dodder) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Cuscuta genus, encompassing over 200 species globally. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Portugal, Qinghai, Queensland, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, South European Russia, Sudan, Sumatera, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, Zambia
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)
Algeria, Central European Russia, Khabarovsk, Krym, Morocco, New York, Primorye, Tunisia
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