Latin name: Cuscuta denticulata Engelm. Pronunciation: koos-KOO-ta den-tik-yoo-LAY-ta Common name: Desert dodder Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) Habitat: Twining around and through herbs and shrubs in creosote bush scrub and joshua tree woodland in the northern Colorado and Mojave Deserts to an elevation of about 4000' Blooming period: May to October Name derivations: 1) Cuscuta 2) denticulata |
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