NameThatPlant.net: Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa FAMILY Convolvulaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa FAMILY Cuscutaceae

COMMON NAME:
Glandular Dodder

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa FAMILY Convolvulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa FAMILY Cuscutaceae

3696

Herbaceous vine
Annual

Habitat: In calcareous glades, swampy thickets, and other habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Stems twining, often yellowish-orange, leafless

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish/ Creamy
5-merous
5-lobed campanulate corolla
Superior ovary

FRUIT:

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