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Cuscuta babylonica

Cuscuta babylonica
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0
Family
Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Türkiye to C. Asia and Afghanistan
Climate
temperate

About

Cuscuta babylonica is a species of parasitic plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. It is found in Iraq and Turkmenistan.

The plant shows supernumerary chromosomes which are holocentric during meiosis.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cuscuta babylonica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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