Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta tuberculata Brandegee

First published in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 389 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Arizona to S. New Mexico and NW. Mexico. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M. & S. Stefanovic (2010). Evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Cuscuta umbellata complex (Convolvulaceae): evidence of past hybirdization from discordant nuclear and plastid phylogenies. Taxon 59: 1783-1800.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • 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.
  • Martin, W.C. & C.R. Hutchins in Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins (1981). Convolvulaceae. A flora of New Mexico 2: 1546-1569.
  • Wiggins, I.L. in Wiggins, I.L. (1980). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Baja California: 373-385. Stanford Univ. Press.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Costea, M. & S. Stefanovic (2010). Evolutionary history and taxonomy of the Cuscuta umbellata complex (Convolvulaceae): evidence of past hybirdization from discordant nuclear and plastid phylogenies. Taxon 59: 1783-1800.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Greene, E., L. United States K000196292 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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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