Convolvulaceae
Boggs Lake dodder
Cuscuta howelliana
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Boggs Lake dodder
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Marco Iboshi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hank Raizen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.