About Cuscuta denticulata Engelm.
Cuscuta denticulata Engelm., commonly known as desert dodder or small-toothed dodder, is a thin parasitic annual vine with yellow to orange coloring. It belongs to the morning glory family, Convulvulaceae, and is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species grows at elevations up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m), ranging across the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert extending into Baja California. It acts as a parasite on plants that grow in creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodland communities. Common host species it parasitizes include creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) and cheesebush (Ambrosia salsola).
