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Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) is a parasitic weed that infects a wide range of herbaceous and woody plant material. There are approximately 12 species of dodder, and each species has a different host range. Dodder is generally brought into ornamental planting via infected plant material...
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pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C867-6.htm
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A PLANTS profile of Cuscuta (dodder) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Cuscuta L. dodder; ... Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
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plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CUSCU
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Photos and descriptions of Dodder ... DESCRIPTION: Dodder is an annual parasitic weed that grows only by penetrating tissues of host plants to obtain water and nutrients. Seedlings must attach to a suitable host within a few days of germination or they die.
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www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/dodder.html
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/dodder.html
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Cuscuta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cuscuta ( Dodder ) is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic resea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuscuta
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Noxious Weed Information Project: Japanese Dodder ... Since June 2004, there has been a growing number of detections of a new noxious weed in California, Japanese dodder (Cuscuta japonica). ... Since May of 2007, detections of Japanese dodder, (JDOD) were made in the counties of Butte, Solano and Sutter bringing the...
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www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/noxweedinfo/noxweedinfo_jdodd...
www.cdfa.ca.gov/phpps/ipc/noxweedinfo/noxweedinfo_jdodder.htm
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CONVOLVULUS FAMILY - Convolvulaceae: Gronovius' or Common Dodder; Strangle-weed; Love Vine; Angel's Hair Cuscuta Gronovii ...
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chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/Neltje-Blanchan/Wild-Flow...
chestofbooks.com/flora-plants/Neltje-Blanchan/Wild-Flowers-Worth-Knowing/Gronovius-or-Common-Dodder-Strangle-weed-Love-Vine-Angel.html
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Dodder or strangle-weed is an annual parasitic plant. There are 8 species found in Iowa. All are native, separated only by subtle flower and fruit differences. Because it lacks chlorophyll, the plant is a yellowish color.
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www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1992/8-12-1992/dodwha....
www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1992/8-12-1992/dodwha.html
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Dodder is a parasitic weed that attacks many vegetables, forage crops, ornamentals and native plants. Dodder attaches to a host plant, drawing off nutrients until the host is severely suppressed or killed. It can attack and parasitize any plant material including weeds, vegetables and ornamentals.
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www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/dodder.htm
www.agf.gov.bc.ca/cropprot/dodder.htm
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Answer: You are describing dodder, a parasitic weed. Its seeds germinate in the soil, the vines grow up, twine around a nearby plant, and the dodder begins to draw nutrition from the neighboring plant. It has no chlorophyll and cannot make its own food, therefore it is yellow instead of green.
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