Cuscuta californica var. apiculata
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
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Lower Taxa
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