Cuscuta pedicellata
Also known as: Cassutha arabica (Fresen.) Des Moul. +4 more
- Cassutha arabica (Fresen.) Des Moul.
- Cuscuta aegyptiaca Trab.
- Cuscuta arabica var. aegyptiaca Engelm.
- Cuscuta lentis Stapf
- Cuscuta turcomanica C.Winkl. ex Palib.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Cuscuta pedicellata is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Palestine, Sinai, South European Russia, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia
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, Germany, Gulf States, Oman, Saudi Arabia