Cuscuta rostrata

ClassificationDicots
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Family (Traditional)Convolvulaceae
GenusCuscuta
Species:Cuscuta rostrata Shuttlw. ex Engelm. & A.Gray
Common NameBeaked Dodder
Growth Habitvine - forb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: vine - forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: scale-like; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 7
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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.

Counties included on distribution map: Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Polk (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, TENN, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0178951 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU034619 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 25 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
TENN-V-0178952 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030878 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU015555 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU015553 Unicoi Tennessee
RF2562
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030811 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030432 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU025328 Carter Tennessee 25 Jul 2012 Adam McCullough
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU034620 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU015556 Sullivan Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030845 Cocke Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030431 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU005700 Greene Tennessee 06 Jul 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU007220 Unicoi Tennessee 27 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU006105 Unicoi Tennessee 02 Aug 2016 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU030433 Greene Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU034618 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU005983 Unicoi Tennessee 22 Aug 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
N/A Carter Tennessee 27 Jul 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU007221 Unicoi Tennessee 06 Aug 2009 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
BRIT233421 Polk Tennessee 07 Aug 1982 P. Somers
s.n.
VDB
Cuscuta rostrata
BRIT233422 Carter Tennessee 06 Sep 1980 Paul Somers
2012
VDB
Cuscuta rostrata
ETSU015554 Unicoi Tennessee
ETSU
Cuscuta rostrata
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