Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Cuscutaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plant pale yellow; stems filiform, the flowers nearly sessile in small clusters. Calyx broad, 5-lobed, the lobes obtuse; corolla nearly eampanulate, 5-lobed, the lobes acute or acuminate, as long as the tube, their tips refiexed, the scales large, ovate, densely fringed all around with short irregular processes; stamens not exserted; style shorter than the ovary; stigmas capitate; capsule depressed-globose, indehiscent.
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Distribution
Parasitic on various weeds, Great Bahama, Andros, Eleuthera and Cat Island : New York and Canada to Florida and Texas ; Jamaica ; Cuba ; Puerto Rico. Referred by Mrs. Northrop to C. amcricana L. Field Dodder.
Bahamas South America| Andros Island Bahamas South America| Eleuthera Bahamas South America| Cat Island Bahamas South America| New York United States of America North America| Canada North America| Florida United States of America North America| Texas United States of America North America| Jamaica South America| Puerto Rico South America|