Cuscuta exaltata Engelmann. Subgenus: Monogynella. Common name: Tall Dodder. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Dry hammocks (FL), dry woodlands (TX), parasitic on woody hosts (Quercus, Ulmus, Diospyros, Vitis, Rhus, etc.) Distribution: N. peninsular FL (St. Johns, Putnam, and Levy counties) south to s. FL; TX southward (but not cited in Villaseñor 2016).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, FNA14, K4, NcTx, Tx, WH3, Albal, Costea, & Stefanović (2024). Basionym: Cuscuta exaltata Engelm. 1859
Links to other floras: = Cuscuta exaltata - FNA14
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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