Cuscuta pentagona

Cuscuta pentagona
Cuscuta pentagona flowers
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Cuscuta
Species:	C. pentagona
Binomial name
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.

Cuscuta pentagona, the fiveangled dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the United States and Canada. ^[2] Unlike the closely related C. campestris , it has not become established on other continents. ^[3]

Cuscuta pentagona is a slender annual vine. It is parasitic on a wide range of herbaceous plants, but with particular emphasis on members of the aster family (Asteraceae). ^[4]

Its typical natural habitat is in moist, open areas such as riverbanks, wet prairies, and pond edges. ^[4] It is tolerant of disturbance, as can be found as a weed in fields and along roadsides. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. NatureServe (2024). "Cuscuta pentagona". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
2. Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Cuscuta pentagona". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. Costea, M.; Nesom, G.L.; Stefanović, S. (2006). "Taxonomy of the Cuscuta pentagona complex (Convolvulaceae) in North America". SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 22 (1): 151–175. JSTOR   41968566.
4. Yatskievych, George (2006). Flora of Missouri, Volume 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 942.
5. Weakley, Alan (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".