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Pacific goldenthread
Cuscuta pacifica
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
California dodderCuscuta californica
Salt Flats DodderCuscuta salina
Field DodderCuscuta campestris
Canyon DodderCuscuta subinclusa
Clover DodderCuscuta epithymum
Marsh JaumeaJaumea carnosa
Oregon GumplantGrindelia stricta
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,826 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,492 |
| Washington | 252 |
| Canada | 234 |
| British Columbia | 234 |
| Oregon | 82 |
| Mexico | 14 |
| Baja California | 14 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales |
| Family | bindweed family · Convolvulaceae |
| Genus | dodders · Cuscuta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pacific goldenthread with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.