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Cuscuta exaltata Engelm.
Tall dodder

Cuscuta exaltata
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Family: Convolvulaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Parasite

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Florida and Texas.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Cuscuta exaltata available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Cuscuta exaltata has been found in the following 7 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Native
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area Possibly Extirpated Native
Rocky Point Hammock Present Native
Yamato Scrub Natural Area Present Native

Cuscuta exaltata has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Martin County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Cuscuta exaltata has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Scrub
Scrubby Flatwoods

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