Cuscuta gracillima var. esquamata Yunck., Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6 (2-3): 43. 1921 [TYPE] Cuscuta gracillima var. esquamata Yunck., Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6 (2-3): 43. 1921. From the holotype at UC: Mexico. Baja California. El Taste, 16 Sep 1893, Brandegee s.n. = Cuscuta vandevenderi Costea & Stefanovic