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FamilyScientific Name Common NameHabitatDistributionImage
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta campestrisField Dodder, Prairie DodderRoadsides, fields, open disturbed areas, especially (but not only) on herbaceous Fabaceae. Other hosts include Acanthaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Polygonaceae, Solanaceae, Uerticaceae, and Verbenaceae (Costea & Tardif 2006).Nearly cosmopolitan because of its common association with cultivated legumes, its original distribution unclear.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta cassytoidesAfrican DodderOn Quercus phellos.Native of s. Africa.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta cephalanthiButtonbush DodderPrimarily on woody hosts.NB west to BC, south to GA, TX, CA, and Mexico (but not cited in Villaseñor 2016). See Nelson (1993) for the first SC record.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta compactaCompact DodderBottomland forests, stream banks, marshes, swamps, pine savannas, calcareous seeps and streambanks, wet fields, other wet habitats, on herbaceous and especially on woody hosts.VT, QC, and NE south to s. FL and TX.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta coryliHazel DodderOpen woodlands and woodland borders, on a wide variety of woody and herbaceous hosts.MA, NY, and SK south to SC, AL, TX, and AZ.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta epilinumFlax DodderPrimarily on Linum.Native of Europe. South to NJ, DE, PA, and n. OH (Kartesz 2022).image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta epithymum ssp. epithymumClover DodderPrimarily on Trifolium and Medicago.Native of Europe. Also known from scattered localities in PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993); reported for VA by Kartesz (1999), based on Massey (1961).image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta harperiHarper's DodderOutcrops of granite (Piedmont), sandstone (Cumberland Plateau, Ridge and Valley), and Altamaha grit (Coastal Plain), typically on plants such as Liatris microcephala, Bigelowia nuttallii, Hypericum gentianoides, Helianthus longifolius, and Croton willdenowii.Ec. and wc. GA west to ne. and nw. AL.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosaGlandular DodderIn 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.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.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta pentagonaFive-angled DodderRoadsides, fields, open disturbed areas, on a wide variety of (mostly herbaceous) hosts, especially Fabaceae.MA, NY, MI, MN, MB, and MT south to FL, TX, and Mexico.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta polygonorumSmartweed DodderOn Persicaria and other hosts.NY and ON west to ND, south to FL and TX.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta rostrataAppalachian Dodder, Beaked DodderHigh 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.A Southern Appalachian endemic: WV and MD south through w. VA, e. KY, e. TN, w. NC to n. GA.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta cuspidataCusp DodderBottomland forests and fields, especially on Asteraceae.IN, ND, and UT south to KY, MS, TX, and NM.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta glomerataRope DodderFloodplains and other moist forests and thickets, primarily on Asteraceae.OH, MI, MN, and ND south to KY, TN, MS, and TX.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta suaveolensFringed Dodder, Lucerne Dodder, Alfalfa DodderFields, especially on herbaceous Fabaceae.Native of South America. Reported from scattered sites in eastern North America, allegedly including AL, MD, and OH.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta exaltataTall DodderDry hammocks (FL), dry woodlands (TX), parasitic on woody hosts (Quercus, Ulmus, Diospyros, Vitis, Rhus, etc.)N. peninsular FL (St. Johns, Putnam, and Levy counties) south to s. FL; TX southward (but not cited in Villaseñor 2016).image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta americanaAmerican DodderHammocks, pine flatwoods, disturbed areas, mainly on woody hosts.C. and s. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta glabriorEngelmann's Dodder, Bushclover DodderOn a wide range of herbaceous hosts.E. and w. OK south to sw. LA, s. TX, NM, and n. Mexico.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta leptanthaSlender Dodder, Spurge DodderParasitic on Euphorbia subg. Chamaesyce.S. TX, c. TX, and NM south to Mexico (BCN, BCS, SIN, SON).
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta runyoniiRunyon's DodderOn Asteraceae and other hosts.Apparently endemic to the Rio Grande Plains of s. TX.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta umbellata var. umbellataFlat-globe DodderBeach 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).Peninsular FL; West Indies; KS and CO south through sw. LA, TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico; South America.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta boldhingiiCaribbean Dodder, Boldhing’s DodderParasitic on herbs and woody plants, including Citrus.Possibly native in s. FL (Monroe County); West Indies (Puerto Rico); Mexico; Central America; n. South America.image of plant
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta squamataScale-flower DodderUsually parasitic on Asteraceae.TX and NM south into Mexico (CHH, COA, DUR).
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta gronovii var. gronoviiSwamp Dodder, Common DodderStream banks, bottomland forests, bogs, marshes, swamps, wet fields, wet disturbed areas, on a very wide variety of herbaceous and woody plants.QC west to BC, south to s. FL and AZ.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta gronovii var. calyptrataBottomlands and wet areas.AR south to LA and TX; Europe.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta gronovii var. curtaWetlands.ON west to AB, south to se. KS, NM, and AZ.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta saururiStreambanks, wet meadows, bottomland forests, usually on Acalypha, Bidens, Boehmeria, Decodon, Cephalanthus, Impatiens, Penthorum, Persicaria, Salix, Saururus, Sium, and Solidago.QC west to ON, south to NC, AR, and TX.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta indecora var. indecora
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta indecora var. longisepalaBigseed Alfalfa Dodder, Pretty DodderSalt marshes (on Iva frutescens), pine savannahs, bogs, roadsides, disturbed areas.NJ, MN, and ID, south to s. FL, TX, CA, Mexico, Central America, and South America. See Nelson (1993) for the first SC record. Silberhorn (1998) described an occurrence of this species in VA.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta indecora var. attenuataBigseed Alfalfa Dodder, Pretty DodderSalt marshes (on Iva frutescens), pine savannas, bogs, roadsides, disturbed areas.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta japonica var. japonicaParasitizing herbaceous and woody hosts.Native of e. Asia. Known in our region from AL (?), FL, NJ, and TX.
ConvolvulaceaeCuscuta japonica var. formosanaKnown to parasitize Citrus, Hedera, Lagerstroemia, Ligustrum, Malus, Nerium, Prunus, Quercus, Vitis, and other woody plants (Costea & Nesom 2023).Native of e. Asia. Known as an introduction (in our region) in TX.

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