Nomenclature: wfo-0001297192
![Kew Gardens K000196001: Palmer, E. [331] Mexico Kew Gardens K000196001: Palmer, E. [331] Mexico](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/e56a582f07c6dc93b5bed9e36c9db2ac.jpg)
![Kew Gardens K000196002: Hooker [s.n.] Mexico Kew Gardens K000196002: Hooker [s.n.] Mexico](https://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/c7d1bb3ab70f74e1df668f8bf8bc5117.jpg)
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![Kew Gardens K000196006: Tuerckheim [855] Mexico Kew Gardens K000196006: Tuerckheim [855] Mexico](http://d2seqvvyy3b8p2.cloudfront.net/0d869bcb48dc6a36dfc80fe39c5b3358.jpg)

Cuscuta americana Sp. Pl. : 124 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 1: 124. 1753 [1 Mai 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196001: Palmer, E. [331] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196002: Hooker [s.n.] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196003: Christy [s.n.] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196004: Hooker [s.n.] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196005: Barclay [s.n.] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000196006: Tuerckheim [855] Mexico Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 267279-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record tro-8500652
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: tro-8500652
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2021-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12 : 2025-06Placement: Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta > Cuscuta americana
Synonyms
- Dactylepis brownei
- Eronema robinsonii
- Nemepis americana
- Nemepis prolifera
- Cuscuta congesta
- Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis
- Cuscuta surinamensis
- Cuscuta leiolepis
- Cuscuta americana var. congesta
- Cuscuta spectabilis
- Cuscuta graveolens
- Nemepis brownei