Preferred scientific name:

Cuscuta campestris

Other scientific names:

Cuscuta arvensis var. calycina

Cuscuta gymnocarpa

Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina

Cuscuta pentagona var. subulata

Epithymum arvense

Grammica campestris

Common names:

Field dodder

Organism type:

Plant

TAXONOMY:

Kingdom:

Plantae

Phylum:

Tracheophyta

Class:

Magnoliopsida

Order:

Solanales

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Species:

Cuscuta campestris

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NEW ZEALAND:

Regulatory status:

Regulated

Unwanted:

Yes

Date determined:

03 February 2022

Category:

Other Endemic Organism

Govt dept:

Notifiable:

No

HSNO status:

Not assessed

Action upon interception in NZ:

See detail

Potential vector:

No

Country freedom status:

Not assessed

INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE REGULATIONS:

These countries have quarantine regulations for this pest.