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Smartweed Dodder

Cuscuta polygonorum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Missouri.January 4, February 4, March 5, April 10, May 13, June 5, July 4, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 4, December 4.
United States339
Missouri67
Canada63
Ontario50
Illinois49
Michigan40
Maryland22
Virginia21
Kansas21
Indiana18

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Ordernightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales
Familybindweed family · Convolvulaceae
Genusdodders · Cuscuta

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