Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


dodder
Cuscuta L.



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1149018
1149018

dodder
Cuscuta
Infestation
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
1440014
1440014

dodder
Cuscuta
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
1149021
1149021

dodder
Cuscuta
Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina
5051052
5051052

dodder
Cuscuta
Infestation
Joseph OBrien
1391270
1391270

dodder
Cuscuta
Plant(s)
John D. Byrd
1555419
1555419

dodder
Cuscuta
Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab
1555420
1555420

dodder
Cuscuta
Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab
1149022
1149022

dodder
Cuscuta
Seedling(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ - Oxford, North Carolina




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Cuscutaceae
Genus: Cuscuta

Other System Links

Plants: CUSCU
GRIN: 317044
ITIS: 30710
NPDN Pest: PBGADAA
NPDN Host: 36351



References

Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.