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Vernal Pool Dodder

common name: Vernal Pool Dodder
scientific name: Cuscuta howelliana
family: Cuscutaceae (dodder)
habitat: vernal pools
size: Flowers aren't easily seen; the plant resembles orange string.

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Patient, little bees

Solitary Bees generally only collect pollen and nectar from a single species of plant (or from a few closely-related plants). Researchers have discovered that vernal pool Solitary Bees can hibernate underground for up to four years, waiting for the 2-3 weeks when their host plant is in bloom.

Learn more about these native California bees...
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Who am I?

This weird vernal pool critter is green because it has algae living in its body.

Find out who this critter is!