Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth var. glandulosa Engelmann. Subgenus: Grammica. Glandular Dodder. Phen: Jun-Sep (-Oct). Hab: In calcareous glades, swampy thickets, and other habitats. Remarkably growing submersed and parasitic on Hygrophila polysperma (Williams, Tippery, & Les 2022). Usually parasitic on Persicaria, but also known from Alternanthera, Dalea, Hygrophila, Justicia, Ludwigia, Lythrum, and Xanthium. Dist: GA and OK south to FL, TX, Mexico; West Indies. See Anderson (2007) for FL Panhandle record and Floden & Brant (2018) for the MO records.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, Fl6, FNA14, G, GW2, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, NY, Tx, WH3, Costea, Nesom, & Stefanović (2006b), Gandhi, Thomas, & Hatch (1987), Spaulding (2013a); = Cuscuta glandulosa Small – S; = n/a – Il; < Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth – Mex
Heliophily: 8
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