Cuscuta
coral-vine, dodder, love-tangle
Specimens
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Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
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Accepted Name:
Cuscuta
Synonyms & Misapplications:
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Species in Cuscuta:
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Cuscuta approximata – alfalfa dodder
Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains. - var. approximata – alfalfa dodder Agricultural fields, often on alfalfa, and other disturbed, open areas. British Columbia to California, east to the Great Plains.
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Cuscuta californica – California dodder, chaparral dodder Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; eastern Washington to California, east to Utah and Arizona.
- var. californica – California dodder
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Cuscuta campestris – field dodder Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Utah and Texas; also in eastern North America.
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Cuscuta cephalanthi – buttonbush dodder Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
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Cuscuta denticulata – desert dodder Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Baja California, east to Colorado.
- Cuscuta epilinum – flax dodder
- Cuscuta epithymum – clover dodder, common dodder, thyme dodder Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across the northern U.S. to northeastern North America.
- var. epithymum – clover dodder, thyme dodder Occurring on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across the northern U.S. to northeastern North America.
- Cuscuta indecora – inelegant dodder, large-seeded dodder Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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var. indecora – inelegant dodder, large-seeded dodder Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
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Cuscuta occidentalis – western dodder Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Idaho and Colorado.
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Cuscuta pacifica – salt marsh dodder Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California.
- var. pacifica – Pacific dodder Occurring west of the Cascades crest along the coast in Washington; British Columbia to Baja California.
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Cuscuta pentagona – five-angled dodder Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Atlantic Coast.
- Cuscuta plattensis – prairie dodder
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Cuscuta suksdorfii – mountain dodder Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California.
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Cuscuta in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
WA Flora Checklist: Cuscuta checklist entry
OregonFlora: Cuscuta information
E-Flora BC: Cuscuta atlas page
CalPhotos: Cuscuta photos
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