⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record tro-8500652, and has not been changed.

Cuscuta americana L. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Cuscuta (family Convolvulaceae).

The record derives from Tropicos which reports it as an accepted name (record 8500652) with original publication details: Sp. Pl. 1: 124 124 1753.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267279-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta congesta Benth.	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq.	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy	Synonym		TRO
Cuscuta surinamensis Schill.	Synonym		TRO