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Distribution by County   2528    
Cuscuta californica  Hook. & Arn.
California dodder, Chaparral dodder
Cuscuta californica is an annual herb or vine (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 6 Kern: 30 Nevada: 19 Santa Cruz: 2
Alpine: 1 Kings: 1 Orange: 204 Shasta: 8
Amador: 2 Lake: 9 Placer: 13 Sierra: 18
Butte: 23 Lassen: 3 Plumas: 27 Siskiyou: 6
Calaveras: 2 Los Angeles: 250 Riverside: 83 Solano: 3
Colusa: 10 Madera: 9 San Benito: 26 Sonoma: 11
Contra Costa: 2 Marin: 17 San Bernardino: 105 Stanislaus: 2
Del Norte: 1 Mariposa: 20 San Diego: 377 Tehama: 10
El Dorado: 8 Mendocino: 7 San Francisco: 5 Trinity: 10
Fresno: 15 Merced: 4 San Joaquin: 2 Tulare: 19
Glenn: 1 Modoc: 1 San Luis Obispo: 100 Tuolumne: 13
Humboldt: 10 Mono: 3 San Mateo: 15 Ventura: 139
Imperial: 2 Monterey: 34 Santa Barbara: 73 Yolo: 1
Inyo: 34 Napa: 8 Santa Clara: 20 Yuba: 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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 07/15/2026).