Cuscuta curta
(Engelm.) Rydb.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
A temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A leafless parasitic twining annual herb of the morning glory family found in temperate regions, which grows on and derives nutrients from other plants.
How to Grow
Plants can grow from seed.
Other Information
These parasitic weeds can damage other crops.
Notes
There are 170 Cuscuta species. They are annual twining plants parasitic on other plants in temperate regions. Also put in the family Cuscutaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Cuscuta gronovii var. curta Engelm.Cuscuta megalocarpa Rydb.Cuscuta umbrosa Beyr. ex Hook.
References (1)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994)
