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Herbarium specimen: Cuscuta exaltata

Taxon:Cuscuta exaltata
Collected by:D.W. Hall
Mrs W Lee Ward
Collection date:28/9/1976
Locality:Florida (USA), Pinellas County, Tarpon Springs, In hammock near the Gulf.
Institution:Florida State University (FSU)
Accession number:90969
Image:Cuscuta exaltata herbarium specimen from Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County in 1976 by D.W. Hall.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Growing vigorously on Coccoloba uvifera, Quercus virginiana, Solidago, and other species. A very troublesome weed. It forms a dense thicket in the trees, killing an oak and spreading to adjoining plans. -- Mrs. W.L.W.

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Documented by johned on 28th August 2015.

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