Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta liliputana Costea & M.A.R.Wright

First published in Botany 86: 802 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to Texas. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

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.
  • Costea, Mihai in Costea, M. (2011). emailed list of name & status changes. Personal communication from M. Costea via email 15 Oct. 2011 re: name & status changes in Cuscuta.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023). Flora of North America North of Mexico 14: 1-505. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Stefanovic, S. & M. Costea (2008). Reticulate evolution in the parasitic genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae): over and over again. Botany 86: 791-808. NRC Canada.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stefanovic, S. & M. Costea (2008). Reticulate evolution in the parasitic genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae): over and over again. Botany 86: 791-808. NRC Canada.

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