Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta veatchii Brandegee

First published in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 2: 189 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is California to Mexico (Baja California). It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northwest

Extinct in:

California

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M. in Costea, Mihai (2011-Sept-30). Cuscuta names missing. personal communication (email) 30 Sept. 2011: "Cuscuta names missing".
  • 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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cuscuta denticulata var. veatchii.]
  • 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 denticulata var veatchii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rejmánek, M. (2018 publ. 2017). Vascular plant extinctions in California: A critical assessment. Diversity and Distributions 24: 129-136.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

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Sources

  • 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