PLANTS Profile for Cuscuta approximata (alfalfa dodder)

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PLANTS Profile

Cuscuta approximata Bab.
alfalfa dodder

Symbol:

CUAP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cuscutaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Cuscuta planiflora

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Cuscuta approximata Bab.

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Synonyms:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

	CUAPU	Cuscuta approximata Bab. var. urceolata (Kunze) Yunck.
	CUEPA	Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. ssp. approximata (Bab.) Rouy
	CUPL2	Cuscuta planiflora Ten.

Distribution:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

View 1 genera in Cuscutaceae, 50 species in Cuscuta

Classification:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

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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 approximata Bab. – alfalfa dodder

Noxious Weed Information:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below 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
Washington:
smoothseed alfalfa dodder		Class C noxious weed

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 approximata Bab.

smoothseed alfalfa dodder
Cuscuta
dodder

This plant and 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.
N'EAST		Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.

Introduced Information:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30716.

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

Related Web Sites:
Cuscuta approximata Bab.

Canada-Ontario Noxious Weeds

Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: abstract & image

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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