*Cuscuta suaveolens Seringe. Subgenus: Grammica. Common name: Fringed Dodder, Lucerne Dodder, Alfalfa Dodder. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Fields, especially on herbaceous Fabaceae. Distribution: Native of South America. Reported from scattered sites in eastern North America, allegedly including AL, MD, and OH.
Origin/Endemic status: South America
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, GrPl, K4, Tx, Spaulding (2013a), Yuncker (1965); = Grammica suaveolens (Ser.) Des Moul. Basionym: Cuscuta suaveolens Ser. 1840
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