Angiosperms that morphologically and physiologically attach to other flowering plants by
means of a haustorium have evolved 12 times independently resulting in 292 genera and …

Recent biogeographic and evolutionary studies have led to improved understanding of the
origins of exceptionally high plant diversity in the California Floristic Province (CA-FP) …

• Premise of the study: The parasitic genus Cuscuta, containing some 200 species
circumscribed traditionally in three subgenera, is nearly cosmopolitan, occurring in a wide …

Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae) is one of the largest and most economically important
lineages of parasitic plants. The genus has a sub-cosmopolitan distribution with more than …

Abstract The genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae, the morning glory family) is one of the most
intensely studied lineages of parasitic plants. Whole plastome sequencing of four Cuscuta …

Cuscuta (dodders) is a group of parasitic plants with tremendous economic and ecological
significance. Their seeds are often described as “simple” or “unspecialized” because they do …

The pollen morphology of 148 taxa (135 species and 13 varieties) of the parasitic plant
genus Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae) was examined using scanning electron …

The distribution of Cuscuta subg. Grammica sect. Cleistogrammica (Cuscuta pentagona
clade) is centered in North America (C. campestris, C. glabrior, C. harperi, C. pentagona, C …

The Cuscuta umbellata complex is one of the 15 major clades recently circumscribed in C.
subg. Grammica. Most of its members occur in North America and the Caribbean (C …

Cryptic species continue to intrigue taxonomists over time and hamper biodiversity
knowledge. An example of what would be considered a cryptic species is Daustinia …