Plants Profile for Cuscuta glomerata (rope dodder)

General Information
Symbol:	CUGL3
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Cuscutaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Vine
Native Status:	L48 N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 52. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Cuscutaceae – Dodder family
Genus	Cuscuta L. – dodder
Species	Cuscuta glomerata Choisy – rope dodder

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Ohio glomerate dodder Threatened

Noxious Weed Information
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United States: Cuscuta dodder Noxious weed ¹
Alabama Cuscuta dodder Class A noxious weed ¹
Arizona Cuscuta dodder Prohibited noxious weed dodder Restricted noxious weed
Arkansas Cuscuta dodder Noxious weed
California Cuscuta dodder C list (noxious weeds) dodder Quarantine ¹
Florida Cuscuta dodder Noxious weed ²
Massachusetts Cuscuta dodder Prohibited
Michigan Cuscuta dodder Noxious weed
Minnesota Cuscuta dodder Prohibited noxious weed ¹
North Carolina Cuscuta dodder Class A noxious weed ¹
Oregon Cuscuta dodder "B" designated weed dodder Quarantine
South Carolina Cuscuta dodder Plant pest ¹
South Dakota Cuscuta dodder Regulated non-native plant species
Vermont Cuscuta dodder Class A noxious weed ¹
¹other than native or widely distributed species ²Only the native Florida species are excluded from this list. These include: C. americana, C. compacta, C. exaltata, C. gronovii, C. indecora, C. obtusiflora, C. pentagona, C. umbellata

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status