Cuscuta coryli

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Cuscuta coryli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species:
C. coryli
Binomial name
Cuscuta coryli
Engelm.

Cuscuta coryli, synonym Grammica coryli, common name hazel dodder, is a perennial plant in the Cuscutaceae family native to North America.[1]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[2] as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, as endangered in Ohio, and as historical in Rhode Island.[3]

As a noxious weed

The genus Cuscuta is listed as a noxious weed in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and South Dakota. The genus is also listed as a noxious weed in Alabama, California, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont, but native species are exempt from the noxious designation in those states. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  3. ^ "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.