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 ILPIN INFORMATION ON    Cuscuta indecora
 
 
 CLASS:    DICOTYLEDENAE
 ORDER:    POLEMONIALES
 FAMILY:   CUSCUTACEAE
 SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Cuscuta indecora
 AUTHORITY:  Choisy
 
 COMMON NAMES:
    DODDER
 
 SYNONOMY:   None
 
 PLANTS CODE: CUIN
 
 NO NATURAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION
 
 SAF FOREST COVER TYPE:  UNAVAILABLE
 
 NATURAL DIVISION:  UNAVAILABLE
 
 COUNTIES:
   ADAMS           ALEXANDER       JACKSON         MCHENRY         PEORIA
   PERRY           PIKE            ST. CLAIR       TAZEWELL        UNION
   WABASH          WASHINGTON      WAYNE
 
 GROWTH FORM:  Dicot-herb
 
 TAXONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS:
    LEAF TYPE:   Simple
    LEAF SHAPE:       Other
    INFLORESCENCE:   Dischasium  Panicle
    FLOWER MEROUS:  5
    FLOWER STRUCTURE:   Complete   Regular
    FLOWER COLOR:   White
    FLOWER PLACEMENT:  Hypogynous
    FRUIT:   Capsule
 
 DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC COMMENTS:
     Species has calyx lobes about half as long as corolla tube; leaves
     are reduced to a few, minute scales.
 
 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
     ORIGIN:   Native
 
 POPULATION DYNAMICS:
     STATE STATUS: Not listed
     FEDERAL STATUS: Not listed
     COMMONNESS:  Uncommon
     ENDEMIC:   NOT-ENDEMIC
 
 BIOLOGIC:
     HABIT:   Vine
     LIFE CYCLE:   Perennial   Annual
     REPRODUCTION:   Sexual
     FLOWERING PERIOD:
         MONTH BEGINNING-      7         MONTH END-      9
     TROPHIC STATUS:  Parasitic
     C02 FIXATION:  None
     SEX:      Perfect
 
 BIOLOGIC COMMENTS:
     Species is parasitic on various herbs and shrubs.
 
 ECODISTRIBUTION COMMENTS:
     Species is distributed in low areas; sandy openings; bottoms.
 
 ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS:   No data entered
 
 FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:    No data entered
 HUMAN RELATIONSHIP DATA:
     SHOWY FLOWERS:  NO     LANDSCAPING:  NO
 
 WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK INFORMATION:   No data entered
 
 REVEGETATION PLANTINGS:    No data entered
 
 MANAGEMENT COMMENTS:
     This is a noxious weed in UT, CO, WY, MT, ND.
 
 
 REFERENCES:
Mohlenbrock, R. H., ed.  1975.  Guide to the vascular flora of Illinois.
     Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.  494 pp.
Jones, G. N.  1963.  Flora of Illinois.  Third ed.  American Midland Naturalist
     Monograph 7.  University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  401 pp.
Gleason, H. A., and A. Cronquist.  1963.  Manual of vascular plants of north-
     eastern United States and adjacent Canada.  Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,
     New York.  810 pp.
Fernald, M. L.  1950.  Gray's manual of botany.  8th ed.  American Book Co.,
     New York.  1632 pp.
 
 END OF DATA FOR SPECIES  Cuscuta indecora
 
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 ILPIN was developed by Louis Iverson*, with data compiled by David Ketzner and Jeanne Karnes
 Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820
     *currently employed by USDA Forest Service, 359 Main Rd., Delaware, OH 43015