Cuscuta californica var. apiculata

Engelmann

Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 499. 1859.

EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Pedicels not papillate. Flowers not papillate. Capsules ovoid-conic, apically pointed. Seeds 1.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Aug.
Habitat: sandy desert areas.
Elevation: 100–600 m.

Discussion

Variety apiculata is known with certainty only from the type specimen. Its taxonomic status is uncertain because it could not be included in molecular evolutionary studies (M. Costea and S. Stefanović 2009, 2010).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Mihai Costea +  and Guy L. Nesom +
Engelmann +
Grammica +
100–600 m. +
sandy desert areas. +
Flowering Mar–Aug. +
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Cuscuta californica var. apiculata +
Cuscuta californica +
variety +