Cuscuta californica
About
Cuscuta californica is a species of dodder known by the common names chaparral dodder and California dodder. This is an annual parasitic plant that may resemble fine strands of spaghetti or twine strewn across other species in its habitat. A mature plant of this species may fulfill all of its food and water needs from the host plant, but they rarely kill their host. It is native to western United States and Baja California in Mexico.
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
How to use it
Chaparral dodder can be used in ecological studies to understand plant interactions and parasitism. Its unique growth habit makes it an interesting subject for research on plant relationships and adaptations in various ecosystems.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Cuscuta californica
- Slug
- cuscuta-californica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
- Species
- californica
- Wikidata QID
- Q5196157
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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