Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta pacifica Costea & M.A.R.Wright

First published in Syst. Bot. 34: 792 (2009)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Canada to NW. Mexico. It is a holoparasite and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

British Columbia, California, Mexico Northwest, Oregon, Washington

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M. & S. Stefanovic (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the Cuscuta californica complex (Convolvulaceae) and a new species from New Mexico and Trans-Pecos. Systematic Botany 34: 570-579.
  • Costea, M. in Costea, Mihai (2011-Sept-30). Cuscuta names missing. personal communication (email) 30 Sept. 2011: "Cuscuta names missing".

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Costea, M. & S. Stefanovic (2009). Molecular phylogeny of the Cuscuta californica complex (Convolvulaceae) and a new species from New Mexico and Trans-Pecos. Systematic Botany 34: 570-579.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0