Tall Dodder (Cuscuta exaltata)
Cuscuta exaltata is a parasitic vine native to the southern United States and northern Mexico. Lacking chlorophyll, it siphons nutrients from host trees like mesquite,.
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Synonyms
Monogynella exaltata (Engelm.) Hadac & Chrtek
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderSolanales
- familyConvolvulaceae
- genusCuscuta
- speciesCuscuta exaltata