Filed As:

Cuscutaceae
Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.

All Determinations:

Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. det. R. F. C. Naczi, 2018

Cuscuta L. det. R. F. C. Naczi, 24 Aug 2017

Common Names:

dodder, common dodder

Location:

United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Southern Loop of the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve. Between the Princess Pine Grove and Becky's Brook. Alt. 166m. (545 ft.)

Collector(s):

S. A. Mori 28202 with M. Rothman, 24 Aug 2017

Description:

Scandent, herbaceous vine, the stems delicate, 1 mm diam., orangish-green. Parasite on Persicaria arifolia. Inflorescence rachis light green. Flowers 4 mm diam., 5 mm long; calyx green; corolla 4-lobed, white, the corolla tube with white trichomes; stamens adnate to corolla tub, the filaments white, the anthers first yellow then turning brown; styles 2, separate, with 2 globose, green stigmas. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Wet area covered by water until early summer.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 03220682
GUID: 1f8dc3f0-f384-42be-9956-ed5c71879b8e

Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS
Coordinates: (41.1782, -73.5989)

Distribution:

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