Cuscuta californica var. breviflora Calflora

Distribution by County 2530

Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm.

(not an active name)

California dodder, Chaparral dodder, San joaquin dodder

Cuscuta californica var. breviflora is an annual herb or vine (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Cuscuta occidentalis

Record Count by County


Amador: 2	Marin: 2	Riverside: 1	Sierra: 5
Butte: 16	Mariposa: 3	San Benito: 9	Siskiyou: 3
Contra Costa: 1	Mendocino: 2	San Bernardino: 4	Sonoma: 7
El Dorado: 7	Mono: 1	San Diego: 7	Tehama: 13
Glenn: 1	Monterey: 16	San Francisco: 1	Trinity: 4
Humboldt: 1	Napa: 2	San Luis Obispo: 16	Tulare: 2
Inyo: 2	Nevada: 5	San Mateo: 1	Tuolumne: 2
Lake: 1	Orange: 24	Santa Barbara: 10
Lassen: 1	Placer: 2	Santa Cruz: 6
Los Angeles: 19	Plumas: 31	Shasta: 3

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/03/2024).