Cuscuta californica var. californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. californica

California dodder, Chaparral dodder, Short flowered dodder

Cuscuta californica var. californica is an annual herb or vine (parasitic) that is native to California.


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Parent:	Cuscuta californica
Genus:	Cuscuta
Family:	Convolvulaceae (Cuscutaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Cuscuta californica var. californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CUCAC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).