Cuscuta japonica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cuscuta japonica Choisy

Japanese dodder

2014 Michael Perlmutter

2009 Barry Rice

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Cuscuta japonica is an annual herb or vine (parasitic) that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (102 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Cuscuta japonica from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (CUJA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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: 12/06/2023).