Common Name: dodder, golden-thread vine
Scientific Name: Cuscuta spp.
Family Name: Convolvulaceae - Morningglory Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - annual, reproducing by seed; parasitic

stems - smooth, yellow to orange, twisting, branched stems, no chlorophyll, roots on seedlings only, haustoria attach to host plant stems growth habit 1, growth habit 2, growth habit 3, growth habit 4, growth habit 5, growth habit 6

leaves - no leaves, small unnoticeable scales present

flowers - white, small; clustered flowers 1, flowers 2

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