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

Cuscuta campestris Yunck.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted
Name Status: nom. cons.

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

*Grammica campestris*	(Yunck.) Hadač & Chrtek	homotypic synonym
*Cuscuta gymnocarpa subsp. deflexa*	Buia	synonym
*Cuscuta arvensis*	sensu FOURNIER, P. - Les quatre flores de France. "Nouveau tirage avec compléments, corrections et tables (des familles et biographique)" [ed. 3]. Paul Lechevalier, Paris, 1961. [I]-XLVIII, 1-[1106], [viii].	misapplied name
*Cuscuta glabrior*	auct.	misapplied name
*Cuscuta pentagona*	sensu JOSIFOVIC, M. & al. - Flora sr Srbije. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosni, Beograd, 1970-1976. 1: [I]-X, [1]-326. 1970; 2: [I]-X, [1]-294. 1970; 3: [I]-XVIII, [1]-599. 1972; 4: [I]-XV, [i], [1]-584. 1972; 5: [I]-XX, [1]-640. 1973; 6: [I]-XVII,[i], [1]-599. 1974;7: [I]-XIX, [i], [1]-651. 1975; 8: [I]-XVIII, [1]-515. 1976.	misapplied name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

Icelandic: Vafsníkja sources: Wasowicz, P. 2020: Annotated checklist of vascular plants of Iceland. – Garðabæ: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands

Spanish, Castillian: cáncer; pelillo; tiña sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: amerikansk grovsnärja

Literature

nomenclatural reference	in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 138. 1932

Genbank

Citation

Raab-Straube, E. von Cuscuta campestris Yunck. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e99ea985-101e-48bd-88e8-13d1b330493e

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Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex V EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

EU Habitat Directive Annex V: Species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

IUCN:
Red List status EN 2008 This species is endangered and is considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources