Cuscuta umbellata Kunth var. umbellata . Subgenus: Grammica. Flat-globe Dodder. Phen: Apr-Dec. Hab: Beach dunes and coastal strands, especially on herbaceous hosts. Known hosts include Acleisanthes, Allionia, Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Atriplex, Boerhavia, Gilia, Iresine, Kallstroemia, Salsola, Sesuvium, Suaeda, Tidestromia, Trianthema, and Tribulus (Costea & Nesom (2023). Dist: Peninsular FL; West Indies; KS and CO south through sw. LA, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: A second variety, var. desertorum Engelmann, is known only from South America (Costea & Nesom 2023).
Synonymy: = FNA14; < Cuscuta umbellata Kunth – Bah, Fl6, GrPl, K3, K4, Mex, S, Tx, WH3
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