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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: Perennial
Habit: 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: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: CA , NV
Native Habitat: Desert habitats, often parasitic on Bursera or Schinus.

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

Metadata

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

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