Cuscuta approximata Babington var. approximata

Cuscuta approximata Babington var. approximata is an accepted variety name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c.

Vernacular names

• cuscute proche Jauzein, 1995

• alfalfa dodder Klinkenberg, 2010+
• clustered dodder Klinkenberg, 2010+
• small-seed alfalfa dodder ITIS, 2010
• smooth-seed alfalfa dodder ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Cuscuta approximata var. urceolata Yuncker FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Cuscuta cupulata Engelmann FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c
• Cuscuta epithymum subsp. approximata (Babington) Rouy FNA Ed. Comm., 2023c

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Asteranae
Order	Solanales
Family	Convolvulaceae
Tribe	Cuscuteae
Genus	Cuscuta
Subgenus	Cuscuta subg. Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta approximata
Variety	Cuscuta approximata var. approximata

Habit

Herb