Cuscuta umbellata
| Cuscuta umbellata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Cuscuta umbellata
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn, by lodging it among the stems of a host plant that is being grown in a pot in the greenhouse[1].
Cultivation: We have virtually no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain.
This is a parasitic species that is devoid of leaves, roots or chlorophyll and so is totally dependant upon its host[1]. It must be grown next to the host plant, which it penetrates with suckers in order to obtain nutriment[1].
Range: Southern N. America.
Habitat: Parasitic on Polygala spp, Atriplex spp, Suaeda spp, Alternanthera spp, Amaranthus spp and Euphorbia spp in N. Arizona.
Edibility: Seed. Parched and ground into a meal[2][3].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bown, Deni. Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopaedia of Herbs and Their Uses. Dorling Kindersley, 1995.
- ↑ Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.