Cuscuta rostrata Shuttleworth. Subgenus: Grammica. Appalachian Dodder, Beaked Dodder. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: High elevation hardwood forests and thickets, especially on Asteraceae (Rudbeckia, Solidago, Symphyotrichum, Eurybia, Eupatorium), but also reported on Collinsonia canadensis, Diervilla, Hydrangea arborescens, Impatiens, Laportea, Rubus, Salix, Urtica, and Symphoricarpos. Dist: A Southern Appalachian endemic: WV and MD south through w. VA, e. KY, e. TN, w. NC to n. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = C, F, FNA14, G, K1, K3, K4, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV, Costea et al (2023), Musselman (1986), Spaulding (2013a); = Grammica rostrata (Shuttlew.) Hadač & Chrtek
Heliophily: 4
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