California Dodder

Cuscuta californica var. papillosa

Family: Convolvulaceae (MORNING-GLORY), Cuscutaceae (DODDER).
Other common names: chaparral dodder.
Generic common name: DODDER.

Photographs from SMMNRA: sage scrub, April 2004.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring, Summer.

Note: The plants at CNM have been listed with a different subspecies or variety than the SMM cousin shown here and may appear slightly different (CNM: Cuscuta californica var. californica).