Cuscuta australis var. australis
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta australis var. australis is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and Europe, this variety is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cuscuta australis, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, Caucasus, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, Siberia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Korea, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Qinghai, Queensland, Sierra Leone, South European Russia, Sudan, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Vietnam, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Western Australia, Xinjiang, Zambia
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)
New York
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