Common name
English: Fiveangled dodder
German: Amerikanische Seide
Mandarin: 原野菟丝子 (yuan ye tu si zi)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Solanales (99)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Cuscuta (5)
Epithet: campestris Yunck. (4)
Synonym: Cuscuta arvensis Beyr. ex Engelm.
arvensis => growing in fields
campestris => growing in fields
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow, beige, white
External links
Check for Cuscuta campestris at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [238] Cuscuta campestris - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.