Genus Cuscuta L.


Summary
Genus number:
3194
Last updated:
11 December 2003
Family:
Convolvulaceae
Tribe:
Cuscuteae
Common name(s):

dodder
Accession count:

2 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

Images (17 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Google Scholar   

References:
  1. Costea, M. Digital atlas of Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae)(on-line resource).
  2. Heine, H. 1984. Convolvulaceae. In: Aubréville, A. et al., eds., Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances. 13:7-12.
  3. Neyland, R. 2001. A phylogeny inferred from large ribosomal subunit (26S) rDNA sequences suggests that Cuscuta is a derived member of Convolvulaceae. Brittonia 53:108-115.
  4. Stefanović, S. & R. G. Olmstead. 2004. Testing the phylogenetic position of a parasitic plant (Cuscuta, Convolvulaceae, Asteridae): Bayesian inference and the parametric bootstrap on data drawn from three genomes. Syst. Biol. 53:384-399.
  5. Stefanović, S. et al. 2002. Monophyly of the Convolvulaceae and circumscription of their major lineages based on DNA sequences of multiple chloroplast loci. Amer. J. Bot. 89:1510-1522. Note: nested in Convolvulaceae
  6. Stefanović, S. et al. 2003. Classification of Convolvulaceae: a phylogenetic approach. Syst. Bot. 28:791-806. Note: places in Convolvulaceae tribe Cuscuteae
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=3194. Accessed 11 May 2026.