Cuscuta harperi Small. Subgenus: Grammica. Harper's Dodder. Phen: (Jul-) Sep-Nov. Hab: Outcrops of granite (Piedmont), sandstone (Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley), and Altamaha grit (Coastal Plain), typically on plants such as Liatris microcephala, Bigelowia nuttallii, Hypericum gentianoides, Helianthus longifolius, and Croton willdenowii. Dist: Ec. and wc. GA west to ne. and nw. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA14, K1, K3, K4, S, Costea, Nesom, & Stefanović (2006a), Spaulding (2013a), Yuncker (1965)
Heliophily ?: 8
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