Species: Cuscuta californica
California Dodder
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Solanales
Family
Cuscutaceae
Genus
Cuscuta
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
chaparral dodder
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Dodder Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Solanales - Cuscutaceae - Cuscuta - Considered to be comprised of four varieties (Kartesz 1994, 1999; Hickman 1993), including Cuscuta occidentalis (cf. Cronquist et al. 1984) as var. breviflora.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1988-08-04
Global Status Last Changed
1988-08-04
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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