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| General Information | |
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| Symbol: | CUSCU |
| Group: | Dicot |
| Family: | Cuscutaceae |
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| Native Status: |
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Synonyms
Classification
| Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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| 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 |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 50 species of Cuscuta . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Legal Status
| Noxious Weed Information | ||
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| 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds. | ||
| United States:
dodder
Noxious weed
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| Alabama
dodder
Class A noxious weed
1
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| Arizona
dodder
Prohibited noxious weed
dodder
Restricted noxious weed
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| Arkansas
dodder
Noxious weed
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| California
dodder
C list (noxious weeds)
dodder
Quarantine
1
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| Florida
dodder
Noxious weed
2
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| Massachusetts
dodder
Prohibited
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| Michigan
dodder
Noxious weed
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| Minnesota
dodder
Prohibited noxious weed
1
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| North Carolina
dodder
Class A noxious weed
1
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| Oregon
dodder
"B" designated weed
dodder
Quarantine
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| South Carolina
dodder
Plant pest
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| South Dakota
dodder
Regulated non-native plant species
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| Vermont
dodder
Class A noxious weed
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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
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| U.S. Weed Information | |
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Cuscuta
dodder
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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| US | USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC. |
| STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Related Links
| More Accounts and Images | |
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| CalPhotos (CUSCU) | |
| Integrated Taxonomic Information System (CUSCU) | |
| Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (CUSCU) | |
Wildlife
Food
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
| Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
| Value Class | Food | Cover |
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