Kebnat

Cuscuta

6 species

In Québec, the genus Cuscuta (family Convolvulaceae) counts 6 species of plants. The stars? Scaldweed, Field dodder and Smartweed dodder, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 5 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie5
  2. Laval3
  3. Laurentides3
  4. Montréal2
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  6. Capitale-Nationale1
  7. Mauricie1
  8. Estrie1
  9. Outaouais1
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  11. Lanaudière1
  12. Centre-du-Québec1

Cuscuta 6

Solanales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Convolvulaceae
All43Solanaceae27Convolvulaceae16
Scaldweed112 observations
Field dodder14 observations
Smartweed dodder13 observations
Clover dodder3 observations
Large-flowered dodder1 observations
Hazel DodderCuscuta coryli