Cuscuta exaltata

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Name

Cuscuta exaltata Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 513 (1859)

Homotypic
- Monogynella exaltata (Engelm.) Hadac & Chrtek, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8: 220 (1973)
Heterotypic
- Cuscuta gamostyla Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 513 (1859), pro syn.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: America Regional: Southern USA Florida, Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Engelmann, G. 1859. Systematic Arrangement of the Species of the Genus Cuscuta, with critical Remarks on old species and decriptions of new ones. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis 1: 453–523. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cuscuta exaltata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cuscuta exaltata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 30 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cuscuta exaltata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2025. Reference page.