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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 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Presumed Extirpated Doubtfully Native
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

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