Cuscuta australis
| Australian dodder | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta australis | |
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| Occurrence data from GBIF[3] | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Cuscuta obtusiflora var. australis (R.Br.) Engelm. | |
Cuscuta australis, commonly known as Australian dodder, is a herb in the Convolvulaceae family.[1]
The annual parasitic twining herb or climber that is associated with many hosts. It blooms between November and March producing 5-merous[5] white-cream-yellow flowers[1] in compact clusters on pedicels which are less than 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in) long.[5] The lobes are rounded-triangular and shorter than or equal in length to the corolla tube.[5] It parasitises both native and exotic plants.[5]
Distribution
Australia
In Western Australia, it is found in a small area in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils.[1]. It is also found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland[5], and New Guinea[6]
Elsewhere
It is found widely throughout the world and considered native to Europe, tropical Asia, Africa, Australasia and temperate Asia.[4]
Taxonomy
C. australis was first described by Robert Brown in 1810.[2][1] The type specimen, BM00016305,[7] was collected on 25 September 1802 at Broad Sound, Queensland, Australia by Robert Brown.
External links
- AVH: Cuscuta australis occurrence data (Australasian distribution map)
- GBIF: Cuscuta australis (world wide distribution map)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Cuscuta australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae 491
- ^ GBIF.org (26 June 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.gqc46w Cuscuta australis R.Br.
- ^ a b Govaerts, R.; et al. "Cuscuta australis". Plants of the world online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in:|first1=(help) - ^ a b c d e Johnson, R.W. (1992). "Cuscuta australis". Plant NET New South Wales Flora online. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ AVH: Cuscuta australis occurrence data (Distribution map)Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 26 June 2018
- ^ "Type of Cuscuta australis R.Br". JSTOR Global Plants. Retrieved 26 June 2018.