Convolvulaceae
Fringed dodder
Cuscuta suaveolens
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Cuscuta suaveolensConvolvulaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- حامول عطري
- English
- Fringed dodder, Chilean silk
- German
- Chilenische Seide, Chilenischer Teufelszwirn
Synonyms
- Cassutha suaveolens (Ser.) Des Moul.
- Cuscuta densiflora Hook.f.
- Cuscuta diaphana Wender.
- Cuscuta hassiaca Pfeiff.
- Cuscuta medicaginis C.H.Wright
- Cuscuta racemosa var. floribunda Reiche
- Cuscuta suaveolens var. papillata Yunck.
- Cuscutina suaveolens (Ser.) Pfeiff.
- Engelmannia migrans Pfeiff.
- Engelmannia suaveolens (Ser.) Pfeiff.
- Grammica densiflora (Hook.f.) Hadač & Chrtek
- Grammica suaveolens (Ser.) Des Moul.
- Pfeifferia suaveolens Buching.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.