Biology:List of Cuscuta species

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This is a list of the 216 accepted species in the genus Cuscuta:[1]

Cuscuta species

Cuscuta australis
Cuscuta campestris
Cuscuta chinensis
Cuscuta europaea
Cuscuta epithymum
Cuscuta gronovii
Cuscuta pacifica
Cuscuta palaestina
Cuscuta planiflora
Cuscuta spp.
Cuscuta subinclusa


  • Cuscuta abyssinica A.Rich.
  • Cuscuta acuta Engelm.
  • Cuscuta acutiloba Engelm.
  • Cuscuta africana Willd.
  • Cuscuta alata Brandegee
  • Cuscuta alatiloba Yunck.
  • Cuscuta americana L.
  • Cuscuta andina Phil.
  • Cuscuta angulata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta appendiculata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta approximata Bab. - alfalfa dodder (Eurasia, Africa)
  • Cuscuta argentinana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta atrans Feinbrun
  • Cuscuta australis R.Br.
  • Cuscuta azteca Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta babylonica Aucher ex Choisy
  • Cuscuta balansae Boiss. & Reut. ex Yunck.
  • Cuscuta basarabica Buia
  • Cuscuta bella Yunck.
  • Cuscuta bifurcataYunck.
  • Cuscuta blepharolepis Welw. ex Hiern
  • Cuscuta boldinghii Urb.
  • Cuscuta boliviana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta bonafortunae Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta brachycalyx (Yunck.) Yunck.
  • Cuscuta bracteataEngelm.
  • Cuscuta brevistyla A.Braun ex A.Rich.
  • Cuscuta bucharica Palib.
  • Cuscuta burrellii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. - California dodder (western North America)
  • Cuscuta callinema Butkov
  • Cuscuta camelorum Pavlov
  • Cuscuta campestris Yunck.
  • Cuscuta capitata Roxb.
  • Cuscuta carnosa Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.
  • Cuscuta castroviejoi M.A.García
  • Cuscuta ceanothi Behr
  • Cuscuta cephalanthi Engelm.
  • Cuscuta chapalana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta chilensis Ker Gawl.
  • Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
  • Cuscuta chittagongensis Sengupta, M.S.Khan & Huq
  • Cuscuta choisiana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta cockerellii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta colombiana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta compacta Juss. ex Choisy
  • Cuscuta convallariiflora Pavlov
  • Cuscuta corniculata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta coryli Engelm.
  • Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cuscuta costaricensis Yunck.
  • Cuscuta cotijana Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta cozumeliensis Yunck.
  • Cuscuta cristata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta cuspidata Engelm. & A.Gray
  • Cuscuta decipiens Yunck.
  • Cuscuta deltoidea Yunck.
  • Cuscuta dentatasquamata Yunck.
  • Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta desmouliniana Palib.
  • Cuscuta draconella Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta durangana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta elpassiana Pavlov
  • Cuscuta epilinum Weihe
  • Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L. – clover dodder (Eurasia, Africa)
  • Cuscuta erosa Yunck.
  • Cuscuta europaea L. – greater dodder (Europe)
  • Cuscuta exaltata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta ferganensis Butkov
  • Cuscuta flossdorfii Hicken
  • Cuscuta foetida Kunth
  • Cuscuta friesii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta gennesaretana Sroëlov ex Feinbr. & S.Taub
  • Cuscuta gerrardii Baker
  • Cuscuta gigantea Griff.
  • Cuscuta glabrior (Engelm.) Yunck.
  • Cuscuta globiflora Engelm.
  • Cuscuta globosa Ridl.
  • Cuscuta globulosa Benth.
  • Cuscuta glomerata Choisy - rope dodder (North America)
  • Cuscuta goyaziana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta gracillima Engelm.
  • Cuscuta grandiflora Kunth
  • Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex Schult.
  • Cuscuta gymnocarpa Engelm.
  • Cuscuta harperi Small
  • Cuscuta haughtii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta haussknechtii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta hitchcockii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta howelliana P.Rubtzov
  • Cuscuta hyalina Roth ex Schult.
  • Cuscuta iguanella Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta incurvata Progel
  • Cuscuta indecora Choisy
  • Cuscuta insolita Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta insquamata Yunck.
  • Cuscuta jalapensis Schltdl.
  • Cuscuta japonica Choisy
  • Cuscuta jepsonii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta karatavica Pavlov
  • Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv.
  • Cuscuta kotschyana Boiss.
  • Cuscuta krishnae Udayan & Robi
  • Cuscuta kurdica Engelm.
  • Cuscuta lacerata Yunck.
  • Cuscuta legitima Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta lehmanniana Bunge
  • Cuscuta leptantha Engelm.
  • Cuscuta letourneuxii Trab.
  • Cuscuta liliputana Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta lindsayi Wiggins
  • Cuscuta longiloba Yunck
  • Cuscuta lophosepala Butkov
  • Cuscuta lucidicarpa Yunck
  • Cuscuta lupuliformis Krock.
  • Cuscuta macrocephala Schaffner ex Yuncker
  • Cuscuta macrolepis R.C.Fang & S.H.Huang
  • Cuscuta macvaughii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta maroccana Trab.
  • Cuscuta membranacea Yunck.
  • Cuscuta mesatlantica Dobignard
  • Cuscuta mexicana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta micrantha Choisy
  • Cuscuta microstyla Engelm.
  • Cuscuta mitriformis Engelm. ex Hemsl.
  • Cuscuta modesta Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta monogyna Vahl
  • Cuscuta montana Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta natalensis Baker
  • Cuscuta nevadensis I.M.Johnst.
  • Cuscuta nitida E.Mey. ex Choisy
  • Cuscuta nivea M.A.García
  • Cuscuta obtusata (Engelm.) Trab.
  • Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth
  • Cuscuta occidentalis Millsp.
  • Cuscuta odontolepis Engelm.
  • Cuscuta odorata Ruiz & Pav.
  • Cuscuta orbiculata Yunck.
  • Cuscuta ortegana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta pacifica Costea & M.A.R.Wright – salt marsh dodder
  • Cuscuta paitana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta palaestina Boiss.
  • Cuscuta palustris Yunck.
  • Cuscuta pamirica Butkov
  • Cuscuta parodiana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta partita Choisy
  • Cuscuta parviflora Engelm.
  • Cuscuta pauciflora Phil.
  • Cuscuta pedicellata Ledeb.
  • Cuscuta pellucida Butkov
  • Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. – golden dodder (United States)
  • Cuscuta peruviana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta planiflora Ten.
  • Cuscuta plattensis A.Nelson
  • Cuscuta platyloba Progel
  • Cuscuta polyanthemos Schaffner ex Yuncker
  • Cuscuta polygonorum Engelm.
  • Cuscuta potosina Schaffner ex S.Watson
  • Cuscuta prismatica Pav. ex Choisy
  • Cuscuta pulchella Engelm.
  • Cuscuta punana Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta purpurata Phil.
  • Cuscuta purpusii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta pusilla Phil. ex Yunck.
  • Cuscuta racemosa Mart.
  • Cuscuta rausii M.A.García
  • Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
  • Cuscuta rojasii Hunz.
  • Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlew. ex Engelm. & A.Gray
  • Cuscuta rostricarpa Yunck.
  • Cuscuta rotundiflora Hunz.
  • Cuscuta rubella Yunck.
  • Cuscuta rugosiceps Yunck.
  • Cuscuta runyonii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta ruschanica Yunusov
  • Cuscuta rustica Hunz.
  • Cuscuta salina Engelm. – salt marsh dodder (western United States)
  • Cuscuta sandwichiana ChoisyKaunaʻoa (Hawaiʻi)[2][3]
  • Cuscuta santapaui Banerji & S.Das
  • Cuscuta scandens Yunck.
  • Cuscuta schlechteri Yunck.
  • Cuscuta serrata Yunck.
  • Cuscuta sharmanum Mukerjee & P.K.Bhattach.
  • Cuscuta sidarum Liebm.
  • Cuscuta somaliensis Yunck.
  • Cuscuta squamata Engelm.
  • Cuscuta stenocalycina Palib.
  • Cuscuta stenolepis Engelm.
  • Cuscuta strobilacea Liebm.
  • Cuscuta suaveolens Ser.
  • Cuscuta suksdorfii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta syrtorum Arbajeva
  • Cuscuta taimensis P.P.A.Ferreira & Dettke
  • Cuscuta tasmanica Engelm.
  • Cuscuta tatei Yunck
  • Cuscuta timida Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta timorensis Decne. ex Engelm.
  • Cuscuta tinctoria Mart. ex Engelm.
  • Cuscuta tolteca Costea & M.A.R.Wright
  • Cuscuta trichostyla Engelm.
  • Cuscuta triumvirati Lange
  • Cuscuta tuberculata Brandegee
  • Cuscuta umbellata Kunth
  • Cuscuta umbrosa Beyr. ex Hook.
  • Cuscuta vandevenderi Costea & M.A.R.Wright.
  • Cuscuta veatchii Brandegee
  • Cuscuta victoriana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta violacea Rajput & Syeda
  • Cuscuta volcanica Costea & I.García
  • Cuscuta warneri Yunck.
  • Cuscuta werdermannii Hunz.
  • Cuscuta woodsonii Yunck.
  • Cuscuta xanthochortos Mart. ex Engelm.
  • Cuscuta yucatana Yunck.
  • Cuscuta yunckeriana Hunz.


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