Cuscuta indecora Choisy

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WILFRID LAURIER HERBARIUM (WLU)
Cuscuta indecora Choisy	Ji \
Det. Mihai Costea	20¡)^
Plants of Arizona
Terrestrial Ecosystems Survey, Tonto National Forest
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
Family: Cuscutaceae
Symbol: CUIN
Common name: bigseed alfalfa dodder
Locality: Arizona, Gila County;
Tonto National Forest; Cutter Quadrangle; foothills east of Pinal Mountains,
N 33° 16.466' W 110° 44.157‘ 4368 ft.,
Habitat: dissected terrain, limestone substrate; OB 1 photo # 34/896-123-01;
Life zone LSM 3,+1; south facing slope; soils: Aridic Haplustalf fine loamy,
mixed thermic
Associated spp: Juniperus coahuilensis, Psilostrophe cooperi, Yucca baccata,
Hesperostipa neomexicana, Tridens muticus, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Mimosa
aculeaticarpa biuncifera, Yucca elata, Dasylirion wheeleri, Calliandra eriophylla,
Mahonia haematocarpa, Opunita phaecantha, Agave chrysantha
Notes: perennial forb; flowers cream, scales mostly free; stems orange,
growing all over Calliandra mostly
Origin: native
Collected by: Liz Makings 2083 21 June 2005
with: George Robertson, Doug Mackenzie, Andy Casillas
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