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Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth var. glandulosa
Engelm.
Glandular dodder

Family: Convolvulaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Parasite

Habit: Vine

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Scattered in the United States, the Greater Antilles, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Presumed Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Other data on Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Presumed Extirpated Doubtfully Native
Collier County Recorded as Present in Error
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Upland
Mesic Flatwoods