
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920. Excerpt: ... mostly about the upper part but sometimes at the base; intrastylar aperture rather large; styles usually convergent; seeds about 2-2.8 mm. long, slightly rostrate; hilum transverse or oblique. This species is closely allied to C. gronovii. It differs from it, however, in the possession of a much larger capsule, shorter styles, and usually bifid and truncated scales. Type locality: "Northwestern America." Range: Minnesota to Wyoming and south to Colorado and New Mexico. Specimens examined: United States: Southwest Kansas to New Mexico (Bell in 1867), Northwest America (Fremont's 3rd Exped. 79, the type, in the Engelmann Herb.)-Minnesota; Chatfield (Hall 3), Preston (Hill 66-1876, Leach in 1861). N. Dakota; Benson (Lunell in 1909,1912), Leeds (Lunell in 1907), Walhalla (Waldron 1697), Valley City (Perrine in 1896), Ward Co. (Lunell in 1908), Dunseith (Lunell in 1907). S. Dakota; Black Hills (Petersen in 1909). Nebraska; Ashland (Williams 355). Colorado; Huerfano Co. (Greene in 1913), Canyon City (Brandegee 704), Platte Canyon, Dome Rock (Jones 571), La Veta (Vreeland 670, the type of C. megalocarpa, in the N. Y. Bot. Card. Herb.), Colorado Springs (Porter in 1873), Ute Pass (Porter in 1873), Manitou (without indication of collector, in 1885, Mulford in 1892). Wyoming; Horseshoe Park (Nelson 5053), Plumbaga Canyon (Schueburt in 1893). Utah (Tracy in 1887), Salt Lake City (Jones in 1880), City Greek Canyon (Jones 1914, Leonard 250 and in 1883). Montana; Belt River (Williams 220). New Mexico; Lincoln Co. (Wooton & Standley 3488, 3959), Balsam Park (Ellis 221, 224). Cuscuta denticulata Engelmann Figures 46, 83 and 146 C. denticulata Engelmann, Amer. Nat. 9:348, 1875.--Hillman, Nev. Agr. Exp. Sto. Bull.. No. 15, fig. 5, 1892. Stems very slender. Flowers glabrous...
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102
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2012-02-03
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