Cuscuta chinensis
Chinese Dodder
Also known as: Cuscuta aphylla Steud. +12 more
- Cuscuta aphylla Steud.
- Cuscuta capillaris Wall. ex Choisy
- Cuscuta carinata R.Br.
- Cuscuta chinensis var. carinata (R.Br.) Engelm.
- Cuscuta chinensis var. minor Choisy
- Cuscuta chinensis var. trigyna Choisy
- Cuscuta ciliaris Hohen. ex Boiss.
- Cuscuta exigua Engelm.
- Cuscuta fimbriata Bunge ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta maritima Makino
- Grammica aphylla Lour.
- Grammica chinensis (Lam.) Hadac & Chrtek
- Pentake chinense (Lam.) Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta chinensis (commonly known as Chinese dodder) is a parasitic plant within the Convolvulaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Mexico, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Madagascar, Manchuria, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Mexico, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Xinjiang
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