Cuscuta seeds: Diversity and evolution, value for systematics/identification and exploration of allometric relationships.

Cuscuta (dodders) is a group of parasitic plants with tremendous economic and ecological significance. Their seeds are often described as "simple" or "unspecialized" because they do not exhibit any classical dispersal syndrome traits. Previous studies of seed morphology and/or anatomy were conducted on relatively few species.

Cladogenesis and reticulation in sect. (Convolvulaceae).

As traditionally circumscribed, sect. is a group of three parasitic plant species native to the deserts of Western USA (, ) and the central region of Baja California, Mexico (). Molecular phylogenetic studies confirmed the monophyly of this group and suggested that the disjunct is a hybrid between the other two species.