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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies
  6. Morning-glory Family
  7. Dodders
  8. Cuscuta Sect. Californicae
  9. Western Dodder

species 39 observations

Western Dodder

Cuscuta occidentalis

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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7 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Brown Elfin 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dodder Gall Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Gray Hairstreak, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Acmon Blue, Mormon Metalmark 4

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Vines
Plant type
Perennial Vine Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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