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Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.
desert dodder

       
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Images:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

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Distribution:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

View Native Status
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, UT, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

View 1 genera in Cuscutaceae, 50 species in Cuscuta or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. var. denticulata. .
Cuscuta denticulata var. denticulata
desert dodder
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

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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
Species Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. – desert dodder
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Washington:
desert dodder              Sensitive
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

The related entities italicized and indented above are 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:
Cuscuta
dodder              Noxious weed1
Alabama:
Cuscuta
dodder              Class A noxious weed1
Arizona:
Cuscuta
dodder              Prohibited noxious weed
dodder              Restricted noxious weed
Arkansas:
Cuscuta
dodder              Noxious weed
California:
Cuscuta
dodder              C list (noxious weeds)
dodder              Quarantine1
Florida:
Cuscuta
dodder              Noxious weed2
Massachusetts:
Cuscuta
dodder              Prohibited
Michigan:
Cuscuta
dodder              Noxious weed
Minnesota:
Cuscuta
dodder              Prohibited noxious weed1
North Carolina:
Cuscuta
dodder              Class A noxious weed1
Oregon:
Cuscuta
dodder              "B" designated weed
dodder              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Cuscuta
dodder              Plant pest1
South Dakota:
Cuscuta
dodder              Regulated non-native plant species
Vermont:
Cuscuta
dodder              Class A noxious weed1
 
1 other than native or widely distributed species
2 Only 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
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

Cuscuta
dodder

The related entity italicized and indented above 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.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501847.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: abstract & image

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

 
 
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