Cuscuta pentagona

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CONVOLVULACEAE
Species:Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
Common Name:Five Angled Dodder; Bush Clover 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 pentagona Engelm. - Five Angled Dodder; Bush Clover Dodder

Citation

Citation Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43(2): 340–341, pl. 6, f. 22–24. 1842.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Norfolk Co.: Norfolk, s.d., Rugel s.n. (lectotype: MO). Lectotypified by Costea et al., Sida 22: 161. 2006.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cuscuta arvensis var. calycina Cuscuta arvensis Beyrich ex Engelmann, var. calycina (Engelmann) Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 495. 1859.Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. calycina Engelmann 1845. 
Cuscuta arvensis var. pentagona Cuscuta arvensis Beyrich ex Engelmann, var. pentagona (Engelmann) Engelmann, Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 494. 1859.Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann 1842. 
Cuscuta campestris Cuscuta campestris Yuncker, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 138. 1932.Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. calycina Engelmann 1845. 
Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. calycina Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 76. 1845. TEXAS: Without data, Lindheimer 126 (lectotype: MO). Lectotypified by Yuncker, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 138. 1922.
Cuscuta pentagona var. microcalyx Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. microcalyx Engelmann, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 76. 1843. ILLINOIS: Cass Co.: Beardstown, 1842, Geyer s.n. (lectotype: MO). Lectotypified by Costea et al., Sida 22: 161. 2006.
Cuscuta pentagona var. typica Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. typica Yuncker, Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6: 140. 1921, nom. inadmiss.Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann 1842. 
Epithymum arvense Epithymum arvense (Beyrich ex Engelmann) Nieuwland & Lunell, in Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 511. 1916.Cuscuta arvensis Beyrich ex Engelmann 1856. 
Grammica campestris Grammica campestris (Yuncker) Hadac & Chrtek, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 5: 445. 1970.Cuscuta campestris Yuncker 1932; Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, var. calycina Engelmann 1845. 
Grammica pentagona Grammica pentagona (Engelmann) W. A. Weber, Southw. Naturalist 18: 319. 1973.Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann 1842. 
Cuscuta arvensis Cuscuta arvensis Beyrich ex Engelmann, in A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 336. 1856. NORTH CAROLINA
Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior    

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: Autauga, Baldwin, Butler, Calhoun, Coffee, Cullman, Dale, Fayette, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Pike, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 1974

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU128295 Marshall 14 Aug 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2653		 JSU
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
TROY000048877 Autauga 26 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
871		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
UWAL0014493 Marengo 31 May 2010 England, J. Kevin
2457		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
TROY000004195 Coffee 17 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
901		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
AUA000036998 Pike 9 Jul 1996 Diamond, Alvin R.
10393		 AUA
Cuscuta Pentagona Engelm.
BRIT54234 Marengo 06 Jun 1968 Kral, Robert
31225		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
AMAL00021565 Marengo 04 Jun 2010 England, J. Kevin
2483		 AMAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
UWAL0046716 Autauga 26 May 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
871		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
TROY000004198 Mobile 24 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11874		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
AUA000036999 Sumter 8 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
938		 AUA
Cuscuta Pentagona Engelm.
AMAL00003878 Mobile 18 Jun 2009 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#68		 AMAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
AUA000037029 Autauga 14 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
689		 AUA
Cuscuta Pentagona Engelm.
UNA00038957 Cullman s.d. Mohr, Mary
s.n.		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
TROY000018539 Calhoun 31 Jul 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11510		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
JSU128293 Limestone 26 May 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17768		 JSU
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
AUA000037027 Fayette 9 Jun 1955 Moore, William H.
 AUA
Cuscuta Pentagona Engelm.
UWAL0039845 Houston 21 Jul 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27560		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
TROY000018540 Jackson 27 Jun 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
940		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
JSU128294 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6320		 JSU
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
TROY000004199 Wilcox 09 Sep 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16868		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
AMAL00006569 Mobile 25 Mar 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8690		 AMAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
BRIT54233 Marengo 06 Jun 1968 Kral, Robert
31225		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
UWAL0004927 Butler 10 Jun 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22237.1		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
JSU128292 Jackson 22 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2121		 JSU
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
BRIT54237 Hale 18 Jun 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1706		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
TROY000004197 Henry 14 Nov 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17256		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
UNA00048705 Hale 18 Jun 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1706		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
TROY000004196 Dale 03 Jun 1998 Rundell, Hannelore
596		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
UNA00039005 Mobile 15 Jul 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D601		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
UNA00039004 Mobile 01 Jun 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D523		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
AMAL00007954 Mobile 24 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11874		 AMAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
BRIT54238 Autauga 14 Jun 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
689		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
BRIT54235 Houston 04 Aug 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9840		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
UWAL0007389 Mobile 05 Jul 1993 Stanton, Lee E.
s.n.		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
BRIT54236 Hale 18 Jun 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1706		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
ALNHS00003552 Baldwin 27 Aug 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1969		 ALNHS
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
UNA00038956 Baldwin _ Sep _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
TROY000044180 Houston 21 Jul 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27560		 TROY
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
UWAL0014494 Marengo 04 Jun 2010 England, J. Kevin
2483		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
BRIT54231 Mobile 15 Jul 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D601		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
BRIT54232 Mobile 24 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11874		 BRIT
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm
UNA00038964 Tuscaloosa 25 Jun 1974 Hoener, Fred K.
1242		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
UWAL0042993 Baldwin 03 Dec 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
72		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
UNA00061133 Mobile 24 May 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11874		 UNA
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
UWAL0045249 Mobile 04 Sep 2017 Horne, Howard E.
4512		 UWAL
Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann
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