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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