Cuscuta
coral-vine, dodder, love-tangle
11 species
5 subspecies and varieties
5 subspecies and varieties
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Cuscuta approximata – alfalfa dodder
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Agricultural fields, often on alfalfa, and other disturbed, open areas.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: annual, perennial
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Great Plains.
Habitat: Agricultural fields, often on alfalfa, and other disturbed, open areas.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: June-August
Growth Duration: annual, perennial
Cuscuta californica – California dodder, chaparral dodder
Origin: Native
Origin: Native
• var. californica – California dodder
Cuscuta campestris – field dodder
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Utah and Texas; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Shores, floodplains, roadsides, ditches, fields, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Utah and Texas; also in eastern North America.
Habitat: Shores, floodplains, roadsides, ditches, fields, and other disturbed areas.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-September
Cuscuta cephalanthi – buttonbush dodder
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September
Growth Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Flowers: June - September
Growth Duration: perennial
Cuscuta denticulata – desert dodder
Distribution: Central Washington; south to Baja California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Parasitic on shrubs in arid shrub-steppe communities.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: annual
Distribution: Central Washington; south to Baja California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Parasitic on shrubs in arid shrub-steppe communities.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July-August
Growth Duration: annual
Cuscuta epithymum – clover dodder, common dodder, thyme dodder
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Origin: Introduced from Europe
• var. epithymum – clover dodder, thyme dodder
Cuscuta occidentalis – western dodder
Distribution: In most Western states, Washington to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Found on many different hoasts.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Distribution: In most Western states, Washington to California, east to Colorado.
Habitat: Found on many different hoasts.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-August
Cuscuta pacifica – salt marsh dodder
Distribution: British Columbia to Baja California.
Habitat: Coastal marshes and saltwater tideflats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-October
Growth Duration: annual
Distribution: British Columbia to Baja California.
Habitat: Coastal marshes and saltwater tideflats.
Origin: Native
Flowers: June-October
Growth Duration: annual
Cuscuta pentagona – field dodder, five-angled dodder
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Parasitic on a variety of hosts.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Parasitic on a variety of hosts.
Origin: Introduced
Flowers: July-September
Growth Duration: perennial
Cuscuta suksdorfii – mountain dodder
Distribution: Southern Washington to the southern Sierra Nevada, California, at medium to high elevations.
Habitat: On Aster, Spraguea, and other hosts.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - September
Growth Duration: perennial
Distribution: Southern Washington to the southern Sierra Nevada, California, at medium to high elevations.
Habitat: On Aster, Spraguea, and other hosts.
Origin: Native
Flowers: July - September
Growth Duration: perennial
