Dodder1
- Cuscuta denticulata, commonly known as desert dodder or small-toothed dodder, is a thin, yellow to orange, parasitic annual vine in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae), native to the deserts of the south-western United States and northern Mexico. (wikipedia.org)
Convolvulaceae1
- Cuscuta is currently placed within its own family, Cuscutaceae, but it is closely related to the Convolvulaceae and in the past was considered part of that family. (intermountainbiota.org)
Species3
- Many species of Cuscuta parasitize select groups of plant families or genera, but some species are generalists. (intermountainbiota.org)
- Some species of Cuscuta cause considerable damage to cultivated legumes, such as alfalfa, in the western US. (intermountainbiota.org)
- There are 22 species of Cuscuta in New Mexico, 16 in Arizona, and 20 in California. (intermountainbiota.org)