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Cuscuta veatchii
Cuscuta veatchii Brandegee
Desert Dodder, Veatch's Dodder
Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)
Synonym(s): Cuscuta denticulata var. veatchii, Cuscuta denticulata var. vetchii, Cuscuta nevadensis, Cuscuta vetchii
USDA Symbol: CUVE2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Cuscuta spp. are parasitic on a variety of other plants.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Scrambling over or twining around host plants, resembling a tangle of yellowish orange string.
Leaf: Leaves of Cuscuta spp. may be absent, or so small and scale-like that they go unnoticed.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Distribution
USA: CA , NVNative Habitat: Desert habitats, often parasitic on Bursera or Schinus.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 veatchii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cuscuta veatchii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta veatchii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-12-21Research By: CBR