Cuscuta sp.

Dodder

A member of the Cuscutaceae, the Dodder Family

Habit.

Twining around and clambering over a small shrub, apparently its host.
Dodder is parasitic, entirely dependent on the host plant for its sustenance.

Along Crystal Springs Trail, Providence Mountains State Recreation Area
at ca. 4500 feet elevation.

4 May 2008.

Detail of twining stems.

Same location as prior image.

4 May 2008.

This page created 6 September 2008.

Mojave National Preserve, California

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Mojave National Preserve, California *An unofficial website to celebrate the landscapes and life* *of this eastern Mojave Desert region*
Information	Map	Photo Tour
Plants	Animals	Links
This website created by Lee Dittmann of Mindbird Maps & Books, a Kingman, Arizona retail store. You can help support the development and maintenance of this site with your purchases of maps, magnifiers, field notebooks, field guides, and much more from the Mindbird website. See the Mindbird Maps & Books website at www.mindbird.com.