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Cuscuta tuberculata

Desert Dodder, fideo

Life form2, 3: forb, annual or vine, parasite
Habitat: mountains
leaf presence3: always leafless
leaf arrangement3: leafless
leaf format3: leafless
Flower color2: yellow to orange
Flowering period2: summer
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Convolvulaceae (morning glory family)
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range

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