Convolvulaceae
American dodder
Cuscuta americana
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Cuscuta americanaConvolvulaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- حامول أمريكي
- English
- American dodder
Synonyms
- Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel
- Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel
- Cuscuta congesta Benth.
- Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
- Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
- Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
- Cuscuta surinamensis Schilling
- Dactylepis brownei Raf.
- Eronema robinsonii Raf.
- Nemepis americana (L.) Raf.
- Nemepis brownei Raf.
- Nemepis prolifera Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.