KEY TO THE DODDERS (CUSCUTA, CONVOLVULACEAE) OF ALABAMA AND ADJACENT STATES

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KEY TO THE DODDERS (CUSCUTA, CONVOLVULACEAE) OF ALABAMA AND ADJACENT STATES

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2013 Daniel D. SPAULDING

Summary

ABSTRACT In North America, the genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) is represented by fifty-five species, nine of which are in Alabama, with six additional taxa occurring in Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Florida Panhandle. Keys, illustrations, photographs, and commentary are provided for all fifteen taxa. One species, Cuscuta harperi, is globally rare (G2G3) and reported from only ten Alabama and two Georgia counties worldwide. Two taxa in the region, C. japonica and C. suaveolens, are exotic to North America. KEY WORDS: Cuscuta, dodders, Alabama

A contribution of Jean-François Olivier

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Alabama (state - United States of America (USA)

Higher plants (Tracheophyta)

Parasitic plants

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15 pages
15 species

Species description, color pictures, black and white drawings, geographical distribution in the text, determination keys

Reference Nadaba : 28432

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