Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann. Subgenus: Grammica. Five-angled Dodder. Phen: May-Nov. Hab: Roadsides, fields, open disturbed areas, on a wide variety of (mostly herbaceous) hosts, especially Fabaceae. Dist: MA, NY, MI, MN, MB, and MT south to FL, TX, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = C, Fl6, FNA14, G, GW2, Il, Mex, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Costea, Nesom, & Stefanović (2006a), Musselman (1986), Spaulding (2013a), Yuncker (1965); = Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pentagona – K3, K4, NcTx; = Grammica pentagona (Engelm.) W.A.Weber; > Cuscuta campestris Yunck. – F, WV; > Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. – F, WV; >< Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. pentagona – K1, Gandhi, Thomas, & Hatch (1987)
Heliophily ?: 7
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© Alan Cressler: Cuscuta pentagona, on Dalea purpurea, Harrell Prairie, Jackson Prairie Remnant, Harrell Prairie Botanical Area, Bienville National Forest, Scott County, Mississippi 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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