Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Solanales (94)
Family: Convolvulaceae (41)(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