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Cuscuta gronovii Schult.

Scaldweed

Convolvulaceae

Traits


    Chlorophyll-free parasite, 50–200 cm tall, twining on other plants. plants: mostly orange. inflorescence: clustered, densely flowered. prophylls below the flowers: shorter than the corolla-tube. flowers: stalked. corolla: Ø maximal 3 mm. fauces-scales: fringed, short...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Cuscuta gronovii

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Cuscuta gronovii

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Cuscuta gronovii

Cuscuta gronovii

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

  • in nutritious, moist to wet habitats

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