ON THIS PLANT
Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) found in the Sonoran Desert of the south-western United States. After summer monsoon rains, it spreads over the host plant in tangled masses of orange strings.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Cuscuta
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Flatglobe dodder en Umbrella dodder
