Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora
Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora
- Native to:
- Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Angola | Baleares | Bulgaria | Canary Is. | Cape Verde | Chad | Corse | Cyprus | East Aegean Is. | Egypt | Eritrea | Ethiopia | France | Greece | Gulf States | India | Iran | Iraq | Italy | Kenya | Kriti | Krym | Lebanon-Syria | Libya | Madeira | Morocco | Namibia | NW. Balkan Pen. | Oman | Palestine | Portugal | Romania | Rwanda | Sardegna | Saudi Arabia | Sicilia | Sinai | Socotra | Somalia | South Africa | Spain | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Transcaucasus | Tunisia | Türkiye | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus:
- Cuscuta
- Species:
- Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
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Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require contact with host plant root exudates to initiate germination; laboratory germination difficult without appropriate host species present.
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