Cuscuta nevadensis Calflora

Taxon Report

Cuscuta nevadensis I. M. Johnst.

Desert dodder

2022 Richard Spjut

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~27 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cuscuta salina var. apoda
JEF	Cuscuta veatchii var. apoda
JEF	Cuscuta vivipara

Information about Cuscuta nevadensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CUVE2) 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 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: 05/23/2025).