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Cuscuta salina

Cuscuta salina Engelm.

Goldenthread, Salt Dodder, Saltmarsh Dodder

Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CUSA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Cuscuta spp. are parasitic on a variety of other plants.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scrambling over or twining around host plants, resembling a tangle of yellowish string.
Leaf: Leaves of Cuscuta spp. may be absent, or so small and scale-like that they go unnoticed.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Generally on saline soils, such as inland salt flats, parasitic on herbs.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cuscuta salina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cuscuta salina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta salina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-21
Research By: CBR

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