4a. Cuscuta japonica var. japonica
金灯藤 (原变种) jin deng teng (yuan bian zhong)
Cuscuta colorans Maximowicz; C. japonica var. paniculata Engelmann; C. japonica var. thyrsoidea Engelmann; C. reflexa Roxburgh var. densiflora Bentham.
Corolla 3-5 mm. Stigma lobes tongue-shaped.
On herbs and shrubs. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Japan, Korea, Russia, Vietnam].
