Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2722)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2636)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2221)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Convolvulaceae (43)(family description)
Genus: Cuscuta (5)
Epithet: epithymum Murray (1)
Synonyms: Cuscuta acutiflora Rota, Cuscuta campanulata Stokes, Cuscuta coriariae Sennen & Pau
acutiflora => with pointed flowers
campanulata => bell-shaped
epithymum => growing on thyme