Taxon: Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. var. grandiflora Engelm.

Summary

Genus:

Cuscuta

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Tribe:

Cuscuteae

Nomen number:

465052

Place of publication:

Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1:483. 1859

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30339789

Verified:

05/01/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. (0 active accession[s])
Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. var. corymbosa (0 active accession[s])
Cuscuta corymbosa Ruiz & Pav. var. stylosa (Choisy) Engelm. (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
Costea, M. 2011. Review of Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 Dec.
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish	barbas de camarón			2	Costea, M. 2011. Review of Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 Dec.
Spanish	fideo			2	Costea, M. 2011. Review of Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 Dec.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Aragua	Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Mérida	Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Táchira	Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Bolívar	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Imbabura	Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Aragua, Táchira]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Bolívar, Imbabura]

Reference(s)

Costea, M. et al. 2012. Convolvulaceae of Sonora. Mexico. II: Cuscuta. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6:537.
Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed	parasite		Costea, M. 2011. Review of Convolvulaceae (Cuscuta) data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. via e-mail on 20 Dec.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465052. Accessed 17 October 2026.