Cuscuta indecora var. attenuata

(Waterfall) Costea

Sida 22: 216. 2006.

IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Cuscuta attenuata Waterfall Rhodora 73: 575. 1972
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Flowers: clusters dense. Calyces 1.5–3 mm, longer than corolla tube, divided 2/3 length, lobes ovate-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, bases not overlapping, apex acute-attenuate. 2n = 30.


Phenology: Flowering late Aug–Oct.
Habitat: Hosts: usually Iva annua, rarely Symphyotrichum.

Discussion

Variety attenuata resembles var. longisepala but is maintained as a separate variety of Cuscuta indecora because of its apparent host specialization and repro­ductive isolation (L. A. Prather and R. J. Tyrl 1993).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Mihai Costea +  and Guy L. Nesom +
(Waterfall) Costea +
Cuscuta attenuata +
North America +, Mexico +, West Indies +  and South America. +
Hosts: usually Iva annua, rarely Symphyotrichum. +
Flowering late Aug–Oct. +
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Cuscuta indecora var. attenuata +
Cuscuta indecora +
variety +