Cuscuta indecora

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CONVOLVULACEAE
Species:Cuscuta indecora Choisy
Common Name:Large Seed Dodder; Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder; Pretty Dodder
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE - Morning-Glory family
Genus Cuscuta
Species Cuscuta indecora Choisy - Large Seed Dodder; Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder; Pretty Dodder

Citation

Citation Cuscuta indecora Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 9(2): 278–279, pl. 3, f. 3. 1841.
Basionym: **
Type: MEXICO: Tamaulipas: Matamoros, s.d., Berlandier 2285 (holotype: G-DC; isotypes: MO, P).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cuscuta decora Cuscuta decora Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 501. 1859, nom. illegit.Cuscuta indecora Choisy 1841. 
Cuscuta decora var. indecora Cuscuta decora Engelmann, var. indecora (Choisy) Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 502. 1859, nom. inadmiss.Cuscuta decora Engelmann 1859, nom. illegit.; Cuscuta indecora  
Cuscuta decora var. pulcherrima Cuscuta decora Engelmann, var. pulcherrima (Scheele) Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 502. 1859.Cuscuta pulcherrima Scheele 1848. 
Cuscuta hispidula Cuscuta hispidula (Engelmann) Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 75. 1843.Cuscuta verrucosa Engelmann, var. hispidula Engelmann 1842. 
Cuscuta indecora var. bifida Cuscuta indecora Choisy, var. bifida Yuncker, Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6: 149. 1921. NEVADA: Twin Springs, May-Oct, Purpus 6343 (lectotype: UC). Lectotypified by Costea et al., Sida 22: 216. 2006.
Cuscuta jepsonii Cuscuta jepsonii Yuncker, Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6: 59, f. 52. 1921. CALIFORNIA
Cuscuta neuropetala Cuscuta neuropetala Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 75. 1843. TEXAS: Harris Co.: Near Houston, s.d., Lindheimer 124 (holotype: MO; isotypes: NY, US).
Cuscuta neuropetala var. littoralis Cuscuta neuropetala Engelmann, var. littoralis Engelmann, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 223. 1845. TEXAS: Galveston Co.: Apr 1843, Lindheimer s.n. (lectotype: MO; isolectotype: NY). Lectotypified by Costea et al., Sida 22: 215-216. 2006.
Cuscuta pulcherrima Cuscuta pulcherrima Scheele, Linnaea 21: 750. 1848. TEXAS
Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Cuscuta verrucosa Engelmann, var. hispidula Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 341. 1842. TEXAS: Harris Co.: W of Houston, Apr-May, Lindheimer s.n. (holotype: MO).
Epithymum indecorum Epithymum indecorum (Choisy) Nieuwland & Lunell, in Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 511. 1916.Cuscuta indecora Choisy 1841. 
Grammica indecora Grammica indecora (Choisy) W. A. Weber, Southw. Naturalist 18: 319. 1973.Cuscuta indecora Choisy 1841. 
Grammica indecora subsp. neuropetala Grammica indecora (Choisy) W. A. Weber, subsp. neuropetala (Engelmann) W. A. Weber, Southw. Naturalist 18: 319. 1973.Cuscuta neuropetala Engelmann 1843. 
Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala Cuscuta indecora Choisy, var. neuropetala (Engelmann) Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 549. 1896.Cuscuta neuropetala Engelmann 1843. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Cullman, Escambia, Etowah, Limestone, Mobile, Morgan, Pickens, Shelby

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, BRIT, JSU, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AMAL00002648 Limestone 30 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3488		 AMAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
BRIT54242 Mobile 15 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51334		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
BRIT54244 Mobile 05 Jul 1974 Taylor, John
16519		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
JSU120663 Baldwin 26 Jul 1968 Johnson, Stephen C.
4965		 JSU
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
AUA000040101 Cullman 9 Aug 1908 Wolf, Wolfgang
1147		 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy
BRIT54246 Mobile 18 Oct 1973 Taylor, John
15374		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
AUA000030335 Morgan 9 Oct 2015 England, J. Kevin
5779		 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy
AUA000040100 Cullman 25 Sep 1933 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy
BRIT54245 Mobile 18 Oct 1973 Taylor, John
15305		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
ALNHS00006125 Mobile 29 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4045		 ALNHS
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
BRIT54239 Pickens 05 Oct 1972 Kral, Robert
48800		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
AUA000037044 Mobile 26 Oct 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2440		 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy Var. Indecora
UWAL0035539 Escambia 07 May 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3145		 UWAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
JSU120665 Shelby 17 Sep 1986 Boehm, S.J.
142		 JSU
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
UNA00038999 Mobile _ Jul 1869 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
UWAL0014548 Limestone 30 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3488		 UWAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
BRIT54240 Mobile 26 Sep 1970 Rogers, Ken E.
4645		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
AUA000037037 Mobile 15 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51334		 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy
UWAL0016985 Mobile 14 Aug 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2340		 UWAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
BRIT54243 Mobile 16 Oct 1970 Rogers, Ken E.
4804		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
JSU120664 Mobile 26 Jul 1998 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10351		 JSU
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
UWAL0030476 Morgan 09 Oct 2015 England, J. Kevin
5779		 UWAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
BRIT54248 Mobile 18 Oct 1973 Taylor, John
15374		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
AMAL00006566 Etowah 31 Aug 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8604		 AMAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy
AUA000040102 Baldwin 14 Jul 1927 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Cuscuta Indecora Choisy
BRIT54241 Mobile 21 May 1975 Kral, Robert
55647		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
BRIT54247 Mobile 05 Jul 2014 Taylor, John
16519		 BRIT
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
AMAL00014481 Mobile 26 Oct 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2440		 AMAL
Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora
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