Species Details

Cuscuta pacifica var. papillata

Mendocino dodder

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Classification

Scientific Name: Cuscuta pacifica Costea & M. Wright var. papillata (Yunck.) Costea & M. Wright
Common Name: Mendocino dodder
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Element Code:	PDCUS011A2
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5T1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 1B.2 on 2011-09-20
Add Date:	2011-09-20
Date Edited:	2024-12-03

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual vine (parasitic)

Blooming Period: (Jun)Jul-Oct

Elevation:
0 - 50 meters
0 - 165 feet

General Habitats:

Coastal dunes (interdune depressions)

Microhabitat Details: Known to occur on Gnaphalium, Silene, and Lupinus spp. in MEN Co.; and on Polycarpon tetraphyllum and Calystegia purpurata ssp. saxicola with Sanicula arctopoides nearby in SON Co.

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Rediscovered at Point Arena in 2011 by R. Korhummel. Many historical occurrences may be extirpated; need field surveys. See Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 69(7):541-543 (1942) for original description and Systematic Botany 34(4):787-795 (2009) for taxonomic treatment.
Threats: Possibly threatened by non-native plants and shoreline retreat.
Taxonomy: Similar to C. pacifica var. pacifica and C. salina. See C. salina var. papillata in The Jepson Manual (1993).

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%
No threats

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					5
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	1	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	4
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bodega Head (3812331), Fort Bragg (3912347), Gualala (3812375), Mendocino (3912337), Point Arena (3812386)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2011-09-20