Dodder | Cuscuta spp.

Photo Credit: © Fritz Geller-Grimm

Photo Credit: Dodder infestation in an agricultural field ©University of Georgia

Photo Credit: Dodder (bottom) parasitizing a host plant (top) ©University of Georgia



Annual plants that parasitize the leaves and stems of other plants. Dodders have leafless, threadlike stems that are orange, red or yellow. Roots disappear after stems have attached to host plant. Small, whitish, bell-shaped flowers appear summer through fall.
Plant Details
Habitat Notes | commercial ag land, gardens |
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Mature Height | na |