Cuscuta indecora var. indecora Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cuscuta indecora Choisy var. indecora

Big seed alfalfa dodder, Bigseed alfalfa dodder

2011 Sierra Pacific Industries

Cuscuta indecora var. indecora is an annual herb or vine (parasitic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~65 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Cuscuta hispidula
JEF	Cuscuta indecora var. bifida
JEF	Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala
JEF	Cuscuta neuropetala
PLANTS	Grammica indecora

Information about Cuscuta indecora var. indecora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CUINI) 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: 07/17/2025).