1094 CUSCUTACEAE 
indecora Choisy. ‘Branches stout, ONE matted: ealyx- s lanceolate, 
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triangular- -lanceolate, acute or obtusish: corolla campanulat anthesis ; 
A laneeolate or triangular- -laneeolate: corolla-scales ue i m ng as the 
corolla-tube or longer, c opiously fringed: anthers saco Is capsule globose. 
[C. decora pulcherrima Engelm.]—On herbs p lov TR various provinces, 
Fla. to Tex., Calif., Ida., and Mich.—(W. I., 2 
Harperi Small Branches very slender, rather loosely matted: flowers 
n loose clusters: calyx orbieular-ovate to ren nifo rm: eorolla broadly eampanu- 
ter, a : be, wi 
esses, especially above: anthers Pd capsule depressed-globose or glo- 
bose-ovoid, depressed at the apex: seeds about l mm. long.—On low herbs, 
Appalachian Provinees, Ala. 
10. C. rostrata Shuttlw. Branches rather coarse, sometimes a matted: 
flowers in compact clusters: ealyx-lobes ovate: corolla eampanulate, 4-6 mm. 
long; lobes ovate, much shorter than the tu be, obtuse: corolla- scales shorter 
than the corolla-tube, with many long processes: o oval: capsule flask- 
shaped, n seeds 2.5 mm. long or nearly so.—On herbs or rarely on s rubs; 
various provinees, Ga. to Tenn n. and Md.—Very common on herbs and brambles 
above 5000 feet alt. in the Blue Ridge. 
11, C. Gronovii Willd. Branches slender to rather eoarse, more or less matted: 
flowers in lax or dense clusters: calyx shorter than the corolla; lobes broadly 
u 
pm near the top: anthers oval: capsule globose-ovoid: seeds about 1.5 
. long.—On herbs oe low shrubs, often in wet grounds, various provinces, 
Fla. to Tex., Ariz., Man., a N: S. 
12. C. umbellata H. B. K. Branches slender, sometimes filiform, loosely 
matted: flowers in unusually dense clusters: calyx ully as long as the eorolla- 
tube; lobes triangular to ovate-triangular: corolla broadly campanulate ; 15bes 
lanceolate, as long as the tube or longer: corolla-scales as long as the corolla 
tube or exceeding it, n numerous short processes: anthe pis oval or ellipso 
eapsule depressed-globose: seeds about l mm. ong.—On herbs, Coastal Plain 
and southwestern ue. Fla. to Ariz.—(W. I., Mez.) 
13. C. americana L. Branches dp slender, in separate strands or sometimes 
matted: flo-vers in small (1 em. in diameter) spaced or oa clusters: calyx 
not as ae ng as the lee lobes Sarena reniform: corolla narrowly 
campanulate; lobes ovate, much shorter than the tube: relic cates shorter 
than the corolla- tube, ps rather many very short processes: anthers sub- 
globose: capsule ovoid: seeds about 1 mm. long.—Hammocks and pinelands, S 
Fla.—(W. I., Mez., C. A. S. A.) 
14. C. exaltata Engelm. Branches very stout, copiously but os loosely 
ike 
matted: flowers sessile or nearly so in sp ike panicles: calyx nearly or 
quite as long as the corolla-tube; lobes orbicular-ovate: corolla eylinds ic-cam- 
panulate: lobes ovate-orbieular, much shorter than the tube: rolla-seales 
2-lobed, appearing as a wing n either side of the filament- Mrs qud toothed 
above: anthers ovoid: capsule oval-ovoid or cylindric-o ovoid, 6-9 mm. long: 
seeds 3—- Bn . long.—On shr ie especially scrub-oaks, coastal sand dunes, Fla.; 
also various provinces, Tex. 
