Herbarium Specimen Details

Cuscuta gronovii
Herbarium Northern Kentucky University, John W. Thieret Herbarium (KNK) Herbarium logo
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Family Name Cuscutaceae
Currently Accepted Name Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex J.A. Schultes - Determined By: Whitson, Maggie (Mary),
Herbarium Name Used Cuscuta gronovii
Locality United States. Kentucky, Campbell: West Miller Road Alexandria; Alexandria; West Miller Road 38° 55' 48" N 84° 24' 22" W
Description Common dodder. Parasitic, twining vine with bright orange stems and creamy white flowers. Growing primarily on ironweed (Vernonia) but a few stems twining over onto some Lespedeza. One individual twining on plants growing along the edge of a pond. (This is a typical habitat for dodder.)
Habitat Alexandria, Kentucky, along W Miller Road. N 38.930, W 84.406.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector Whitson, Maggie (Mary) 2014-0021 1/4
Collection Date
Accession Number 31973000005410
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