Cuscuta reflexa
Beggar Weed, Devil's Gut
Other regional names: Dodder +8 more
- Dodder
- Dodder Of Thyme
- Giant Dodder
- Greater Dodder
- Hell Weed
- Indian Dodder
- Lesser Dodder
- Scald Weed
- Strangle Tare
Also known as: Cuscuta elatior Choisy +10 more
- Cuscuta elatior Choisy
- Cuscuta grandiflora Wall.
- Cuscuta hookeri Sweet
- Cuscuta macrantha G.Don
- Cuscuta megalantha Steud.
- Cuscuta pentandra B.Heyne ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta reflexa var. grandiflora Engelm.
- Cuscuta reflexa var. verrucosa (Sweet) Hook.
- Cuscuta santapaui Banerji & S.Das
- Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf.
- Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Cuscuta reflexa (commonly known as Beggar weed or Devil's gut) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
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)
Kenya, Mauritius
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms