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Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.
African dodder
Symbol: CUCA5
Group: Dicot
Family: Cuscutaceae
Growth Habit: Vine
Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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State Distributional Map for CUCA5
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Plant Distribution by State

Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.

CUCA5

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

NC
North Carolina

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North Carolina distribution information
Related Taxa:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.

View 1 genus in Cuscutaceae, 50 species in Cuscuta

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Classification:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Solanales –
                         Family Cuscutaceae – Dodder family
                            Genus Cuscuta L. – dodder
                               Species Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm. – African dodder

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Noxious Weed Information:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.
The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
United States:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Noxious weed
Alabama:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Class A noxious weed
Arizona:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Prohibited noxious weed
        dodder     Restricted noxious weed
Arkansas:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Noxious weed
California:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     C list (noxious weeds)
        dodder     Quarantine
Florida:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Noxious weed
Michigan:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Noxious weed
Minnesota:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     "B" designated weed
        dodder     Quarantine
South Carolina:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Plant pest
South Dakota:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Regulated non-native plant species
Vermont:
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder     Class A noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.
        African dodder
    Cuscuta L.
        dodder
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above are considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
US   Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2002. Federal Noxious Weed List (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/bats/noxweed.html, October 20, 2003). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
 
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

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Introduced Information:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 30722.

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Related Web Sites:
Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelm.

    Arizona: abstract & image
    British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program
    Colorado State University Cooperative Extension: abstract & image
    Ontario Noxious Weeds
    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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