Cuscuta umbellata var. desertorum
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Indigenous to South America, Cuscuta umbellata var. desertorum is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cuscuta umbellata, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Southern South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil Northeast, Leeward Is., Paraguay
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