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Flatglobe dodder
Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Morning glories & sweet potato

Flatglobe dodder

Cuscuta umbellata Kunth

Names

EnglishFlatglobe dodder
Dutch—
SpanishAzafrán Zacatlascale
Chinese—
Scientific nameCuscuta umbellata Kunth

About this species

Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States. After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae
GenusCuscuta

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