Filed As:

Cuscutaceae
Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

All Determinations:

Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. det. D. E. Atha, 2011

Location:

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge. Alt. 4 m. (13 ft.)

Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 9425 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010

Description:

Herb, orange; petals 6, white; stamens alternating with petals, erect, exserted; fruit longer than calyx. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Habitat:

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).

Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01268869
GUID: 41186c1e-7bf9-4ea4-9a3a-55d919de359e

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (37.266340N, 75.975338W (±50m))
Coordinates: (37.2663, -75.9753)

Distribution:

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