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Cuscuta epilinum

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Weihe

Common Names

• Flax Dodder
• Cipó-de-chumbo (Portuguese)
• Cuscuta

Geographical Habitats

• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Kirgizstan
• Tadzhikistan

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jun-Jul

Fruiting Times

• Jul-Aug

Parasitic twining vine on flax (Linum). Yellow-green stems, yellow-white flowers to 15 per inflorescence

A serious weed of flax. Widely naturalised.

Further References

• FOBI
• The Plant List 2
• Kew