Latin name: Cuscuta occidentalis Millsp. Pronunciation: koos-KOO-ta ok-si-den-TAY-lis Common name: Short-flowered california dodder Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) Habitat: Roadsides and in chaparral grassland and yellow pine forests to an elevation of around 8000' Blooming period: May to August Name derivations: 1) Cuscuta 2) occidentalis |
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