Index / Search / Cuscuta pentagona
§1 Plant
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
vernacular fiveangled dodder — species · Cuscutaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Cuscutaceae Dumort.
- Genus
- Cuscuta
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- HI Hawaii Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
- NAV Navassa Island Native
- PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
- PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b
County-level range
· 958 counties across 45 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 958 counties across 45 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Calhoun 05013
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Crittenden 05035
- Cross 05037
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Greene 05055
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Lee 05077
- Lincoln 05079
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Randolph 05121
- Sebastian 05131
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
California view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Alameda 06001
- Butte 06007
- Glenn 06021
- Humboldt 06023
- Inyo 06027
- Kern 06029
- Lake 06033
- Marin 06041
- Mendocino 06045
- Merced 06047
- Monterey 06053
- Napa 06055
- Plumas 06063
- Sacramento 06067
- San Bernardino 06071
- San Diego 06073
- San Joaquin 06077
- San Luis Obispo 06079
- Santa Barbara 06083
- Santa Clara 06085
- Santa Cruz 06087
- Shasta 06089
- Solano 06095
- Sonoma 06097
- Stanislaus 06099
- Ventura 06111
- Yolo 06113
Colorado view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Glades 12043
- Hendry 12051
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Nassau 12089
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Volusia 12127
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 2 I ▾
Idaho view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Cook 17031
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Johnson 17087
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Peoria 17143
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Wayne 17191
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Floyd 18043
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- Lawrence 18093
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Spencer 18147
- Starke 18149
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vanderburgh 18163
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
Kansas view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Cowley 20035
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Finney 20055
- Ford 20057
- Graham 20065
- Gray 20069
- Hamilton 20075
- Jackson 20085
- Kingman 20095
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lyon 20111
- Montgomery 20125
- Morton 20129
- Neosho 20133
- Osborne 20141
- Republic 20157
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Trego 20195
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Allen 21003
- Anderson 21005
- Ballard 21007
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Bourbon 21017
- Boyle 21021
- Breathitt 21025
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Casey 21045
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Gallatin 21077
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Johnson 21115
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Owen 21187
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rowan 21205
- Shelby 21211
- Spencer 21215
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberville 22047
- Jefferson 22051
- Lincoln 22061
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Terrebonne 22109
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 61 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Montgomery 29139
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Phelps 29161
- Platte 29165
- Polk 29167
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Stoddard 29207
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Nevada view state ↗ 8 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 14 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 13 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Carteret 37031
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Clay 37043
- Cleveland 37045
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Madison 37115
- Martin 37117
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Union 37179
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Wilson 37195
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Ashtabula 39007
- Belmont 39013
- Clermont 39025
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Erie 39043
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Lawrence 39087
- Lorain 39093
- Mahoning 39099
- Meigs 39105
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Ottawa 39123
- Portage 39133
- Richland 39139
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Summit 39153
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Barnwell 45011
- Beaufort 45013
- Berkeley 45015
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Darlington 45031
- Dillon 45033
- Dorchester 45035
- Fairfield 45039
- Florence 45041
- Georgetown 45043
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Jasper 45053
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- Lee 45061
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Spartanburg 45083
- Union 45087
South Dakota view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Crockett 47033
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Franklin 47051
- Grainger 47057
- Grundy 47061
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- Maury 47119
- McMinn 47107
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Tipton 47167
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Texas view state ↗ 90 N ▾
- Anderson 48001
- Angelina 48005
- Aransas 48007
- Austin 48015
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Bexar 48029
- Blanco 48031
- Brazos 48041
- Brewster 48043
- Burnet 48053
- Calhoun 48057
- Cameron 48061
- Carson 48065
- Cass 48067
- Chambers 48071
- Coke 48081
- Coleman 48083
- Cooke 48097
- Coryell 48099
- Crockett 48105
- Dallas 48113
- Dawson 48115
- Denton 48121
- Dimmit 48127
- Edwards 48137
- Ellis 48139
- Erath 48143
- Fayette 48149
- Fisher 48151
- Frio 48163
- Galveston 48167
- Garza 48169
- Gillespie 48171
- Glasscock 48173
- Gonzales 48177
- Grayson 48181
- Grimes 48185
- Hansford 48195
- Hays 48209
- Hidalgo 48215
- Hill 48217
- Howard 48227
- Hunt 48231
- Jackson 48239
- Jeff Davis 48243
- Johnson 48251
- Kenedy 48261
- Kimble 48267
- La Salle 48283
- Lampasas 48281
- Liberty 48291
- Limestone 48293
- Live Oak 48297
- Llano 48299
- Marion 48315
- Martin 48317
- Mason 48319
- Matagorda 48321
- Maverick 48323
- McLennan 48309
- McMullen 48311
- Medina 48325
- Menard 48327
- Midland 48329
- Nolan 48353
- Nueces 48355
- Pecos 48371
- Randall 48381
- Reagan 48383
- Refugio 48391
- Robertson 48395
- Runnels 48399
- Sabine 48403
- San Patricio 48409
- San Saba 48411
- Starr 48427
- Sutton 48435
- Taylor 48441
- Terrell 48443
- Titus 48449
- Tom Green 48451
- Travis 48453
- Trinity 48455
- Uvalde 48463
- Val Verde 48465
- Walker 48471
- Webb 48479
- Williamson 48491
- Wise 48497
Utah view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 89 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buchanan 51027
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Carroll 51035
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Richmond 51159
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- York 51199
Washington view state ↗ 9 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 4 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CUPE3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2927490 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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