Family Cuscutaceae (Parasitic morning glories)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: Solanales Phenology

Cuscutaceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Cuscuta gronoviiCommon dodder(NA) HerePhenology
Cuscuta pentagonaFive-angled dodder(NA) HerePhenology
Cuscuta rostrataBeaked dodder(NA) HerePhenology
Cuscuta speciesDodder morning glory species(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
These morning glories are separated out from others because of their habit of parasitizing many herbaceous plants.


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