Latin name: Cuscuta pacifica Costea & M. Wright var. pacifica
Pronunciation: koos-KOO-ta pa-SIF-i-ka
Common name: Salt marsh dodder
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory)
Habitat: Coastal salt marshes, tidal flats, South Coast area, generally on Salicornia, Jaumea
Blooming period: May to September
Name derivations: 1) Cuscuta 2) pacifica
Formerly Cuscuta salina var. major
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