Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta gronovii

Cuscuta gronovii var. curta Engelm.

First published in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 508 (1859)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central Canada and W. & Central U.S.A. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alberta, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364423X16847773873206. epublication.
  • Gray, A. in Gray, A. (1878). Convolvulaceae. Synoptical Flora of North America, edit. 1 2(2): 207-224, 394.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Cronquist, A. et al. in Cronquist, A., et al. (1984). Convolvulaceae. Intermountain Flora, vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 4: 74-84. New York Botanical garden. [Cited as Cuscuta megalocarpa.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cuscuta megalocarpa.]
  • Kartesz, J.T. in Kartesz, J.T. (1994). Convolvulaceae, Cuscutaceae. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland 1: 217-221-& 227-228. Timber Press. [Cited as Cuscuta megalocarpa.]
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden. [Cited as Cuscuta curta.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2023). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364423X16847773873206. epublication.
  • Cronquist, A. et al. in Cronquist, A., et al. (1984). Convolvulaceae. Intermountain Flora, vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 4: 74-84. New York Botanical garden.
  • Fernald & Rollins in Fernald, M.L. with R. C. Rollins (1950). Gray's Manual of Botany, 8th edition: 1177-1185. Dioscorides Press.
  • Martin, W.C. & C.R. Hutchins in Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins (1981). Convolvulaceae. A flora of New Mexico 2: 1546-1569.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1857 Douglas [s.n.] United States Cuscuta curta K000195794 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1845 Fremont, J.C. [79] United States Cuscuta curta K000195795 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, M.E. [1914] United States Cuscuta curta K000195796 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0