Cuscuta planiflora
Small Seed Alfalfa Dodder
Also known as: Cuscuta alba f. submersa Glück +13 more
- Cuscuta alba f. submersa Glück
- Cuscuta approximata subsp. episonchum (Webb & Berthel.) Feinbrun
- Cuscuta approximata var. episonchum (Webb & Berthel.) Yunck.
- Cuscuta approximata var. euphorbiae Maire & Trab.
- Cuscuta balansae var. mossamedensis (Hiern) Yunck.
- Cuscuta balansae var. socotrensis Yunck.
- Cuscuta bracteosa Gasp. ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta callosa Pomel
- Cuscuta calycina Webb & Berthel.
- Cuscuta canariensis Choisy ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta candicans Gennari ex Nyman
- Cuscuta epiplocamum Webb ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta episonchum Webb & Berthel.
- Cuscuta epithymum Webb & Berthel.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta planiflora (commonly known as Small-Seed Alfalfa Dodder) is a parasitic plant within the Convolvulaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. 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, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southwestern Europe, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Corse, Cyprus, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Morocco, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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)
Germany, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms