Cuscuta pacifica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cuscuta pacifica Costea & M. Wright

Goldenthread, Saltmarsh dodder

2021 David Wolfson

2006 Steve Matson

2010 Jorg Fleige & Mimi Fleige

2006 Steve Matson

2001 James Reiter

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


	Plant Range Observation Search (225 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. pacifica ... var. papillata
Genus:	Cuscuta
Family:	Convolvulaceae (Cuscutaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Cuscuta pacifica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/28/2023).