Cuscuta campestris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cuscuta campestris Yunck.

Field dodder

2017 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 Brad Cook

1999 Doreen L. Smith

2015 Keir Morse

2010 Vernon Smith

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


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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina
PLANTS	Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona

Information about Cuscuta campestris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CUPEP2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/30/2023).