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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Cuscuta americana L.
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cuscuta graveolens
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Cuscuta leiolepis
Cuscuta spectabilis
Species recognized by Brazil Species List
Cuscuta spectabilis
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Cuscuta surinamensis
Grammica americana
Nemepis americana
Cassutha americana
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Cuscuta americana
Recognized by TRY database summary
Cuscuta americana L.
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Cuscuta americana Linnaeus 1753
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Cuscuta leiolepis Miquel

Alternative Names

Cassutha americana (L.) Des Moul.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cuscuta surinamensis Schilling
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dastylepis brownei Rafin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Grammica americana (L.) Des Moul.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Nemepis americana (L.) Rafin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Cassutha americana (L.) Des Moul.
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Cuscuta surinamensis Schilling
Dastylepis brownei Rafin.
Grammica americana (L.) Des Moul.
Nemepis americana (L.) Rafin.
Cassutha americana (L.) Des Moul.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cassutha americana (L.) Des Moul.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel
Synonym according to Flora do Brasil
Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel
Synonym according to Flora do Brasil
Cuscuta campanulata Nutt. ex Engelm.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta congesta Benth.
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta surinamensis Schill.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cuscuta surinamensis Schilling
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Dastylepis brownei Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dastylepis brownei Rafin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Grammica americana (L.) Des Moul.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Grammica americana (L.) Des Moul.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Nemepis americana (L.) Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Nemepis americana (L.) Rafin.
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Common Names

English

American dodder preferred
Recognized by USDA PLANTS images

French

corde à violon preferred
Recognized by admin
Vermicelle
Recognized by admin

Portuguese

cipó-chumbo preferred
Recognized by Flora do Brasil

Curated hierarchies for Cuscuta americana L.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
105 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Solanales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Convolvulaceae Juss.
Convolvuloideae Burnett
Cuscuta L.
Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
109 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
104 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
105 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
104 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Solanales
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta L.
Cuscuta americana L. (this page)
115 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Plantae
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliopsida
Asteranae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Angiospermae
Dicotyledones
Sympetalae
Tubiflorae
Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta americana (this page)
198 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.