Cuscuta pentagona
Bush Clover Dodder, Field Dodder
Other regional names: Five Angle Dodder +4 more
- Five Angle Dodder
- Five Angled Dodder
- Fiveangled Dodder
- Lespedeza Dodder
- Pentagon Dodder
Also known as: Cuscuta arvensis var. microcalyx (Engelm.) Engelm. +5 more
- Cuscuta arvensis var. microcalyx (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Cuscuta arvensis var. pentagona (Engelm.) Engelm.
- Cuscuta pentagona var. microcalyx Engelm.
- Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona
- Cuscuta pentagona var. typica Yunck.
- Grammica pentagona (Engelm.) 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 pentagona (commonly known as Bush-Clover Dodder or Field Dodder) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Indigenous to North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cuscuta, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia