Cuscuta coryli
Cuscuta coryli, synonym Grammica coryli, common name hazel dodder, is a perennial plant in the Cuscutaceae family native to North America.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. coryli |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta coryli Engelm. | |
Conservation status in the United States
It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[2] as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, as endangered in Ohio, and as historical in Rhode Island.[3]
As a noxious weed
The genus Cuscuta is listed as a noxious weed in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and South Dakota. The genus is also listed as a noxious weed in Alabama, California, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont, but native species are exempt from the noxious designation in those states. [4]
References
- "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 December 2017.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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