subgenus
Cuscuta Subgen. Grammica
Grammica
Children
- Cuscuta Sect. Californicae 8 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Oxycarpae 6 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Cleistogrammica 5 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Denticulatae 3 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Indecorae 2 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Umbellatae 1 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Ceratophorae 1 native
- Cuscuta Sect. Grammica
- Cuscuta Sect. Obtusilobae
- Cuscuta Sect. Lobostigmae
- Cuscuta Sect. Racemosae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native cuscuta subgen. grammica All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Scaldweed
Cuscuta gronovii
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Sessile Dodder
Cuscuta compacta
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Buttonbush Dodder
Cuscuta cephalanthi
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
13
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Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
6
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Five Angled Dodder
Cuscuta pentagona
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
4
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Rope Dodder
Cuscuta glomerata
caterpillars
1
bees
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
22
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California Dodder
Cuscuta californica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
5
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Pacific Goldenthread
Cuscuta pacifica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
7
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Canyon Dodder
Cuscuta subinclusa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
6
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Pretty Dodder
Cuscuta indecora
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
4
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Small-tooth Dodder
Cuscuta denticulata
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
4
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Smartweed Dodder
Cuscuta polygonorum
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Peruvian Dodder
Cuscuta obtusiflora
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Indigo Bush Dodder
Cuscuta psorothamnensis
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Western Dodder
Cuscuta occidentalis
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4