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Cuscuta pentagona, the fiveangled dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in the United States and Canada.[1] Unlike the closely related C. campestris, it has not become established on other continents.[2]

Cuscuta pentagona
Cuscuta pentagona flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Cuscuta
Species:	C. pentagona
Binomial name
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.

Cuscuta pentagona is a slender annual vine. It is parasitic on a wide range of herbaceous plants, but with particular emphasis on members of the aster family (Asteraceae).[3]

Its typical natural habitat is in moist, open areas such as riverbanks, wet prairies, and pond edges.[3] It is tolerant of disturbance, as can be found as a weed in fields and along roadsides.[3][4]

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