Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Solanales > Family Convolvulaceae > Genus Cuscuta

Cuscuta europaea L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cuscuta*	L.	accepted genus name
*Grammica*	Lour.	heterotypic synonym
*Monogynella*	Des Moul.	heterotypic synonym
*Cuscuta acuminata*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta approximata*	Bab.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta araratica*	Butkov	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta atrans*	Feinbrun	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta australis*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta babylonica*	Choisy	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta balansae*	Yunck.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta campestris*	Yunck.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta coryli*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta epilinum*	Weihe	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta epithymum*	(L.) L.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta europaea*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta gennesaretana*	Sroëlov	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta gronovii*	Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta hyalina*	Roth	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta indecora*	Choisy	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta kotschyana*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta kurdica*	Engelm.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta lehmanniana*	Bunge	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta lupuliformis*	Krock.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta maroccana*	Trab.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta mesatlantica*	Dobignard	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta microcephala*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta monogyna*	Vahl	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta nivea*	M. A. García	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta palaestina*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta papillosa*	(Engelm.) Trab.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta pedicellata*	Ledeb.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta planiflora*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta rausii*	M. A. García	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta suaveolens*	Ser.	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta subuniflora*	K. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Cuscuta triumvirati*	Lange	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Cuscuta europaea subsp. nefrens*	(Fr.) O. Schwarz	homotypic synonym
*Cuscuta europaea var. nefrens*	Fr.	homotypic synonym
*Cuscuta europaea subsp. viciae*	(Engelm.) Ganesch.	heterotypic synonym
*Cuscuta europaea var. viciae*	Engelm.	heterotypic synonym
*Cuscuta halophyta*	Fr.	heterotypic synonym
*Cuscuta major*	DC.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Cuscuta urceolata*	Stokes	heterotypic synonym
*Cuscuta viciae*	W. D. J. Koch & Schnizl.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: chortorria sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Finnish: euroopanvieras sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

High Aragonese: coscuta; seda; tiña sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: anillos; cabellos de monte; cabellos de Venus; calcuta; cuscuta; cúscuta mayor; epitimo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/