Cuscuta coryli explained

Cuscuta coryli, synonym Grammica coryli, common name hazel dodder, is a perennial plant in the Cuscutaceae family native to North America.[1]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[2] as endangered and extirpated in Maryland, as endangered in Ohio, and as historical in Rhode Island.[3]

As a noxious weed

The genus Cuscuta is listed as a noxious weed in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, and South Dakota. The genus is also listed as a noxious weed in Alabama, California, Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont, but native species are exempt from the noxious designation in those states. [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder) . plants.usda.gov . 7 June 2018 . .
  2. http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015"
  3. Web site: Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder) . plants.usda.gov . 7 June 2018 . .
  4. Web site: Plants Profile for Cuscuta coryli (hazel dodder) . plants.usda.gov . 7 June 2018 . .