Cuscuta californica Hook. & Arn. var. breviflora Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1:499. 1859 [TYPE] = Cuscuta occidentalis Millsp., Publ. Field Columbian Mus., Bot. Ser. 5:204. 1923. From isotype at NY: U.S.A. California. Monterey Co.: Monterey, in fields, [no date], Hartweg 1863 (holotype at MO; isotype GH).
