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Cuscuta epithymum

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Linnaeus

Common Names

• Dodder
• Common Dodder

Geographical Habitats

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Xinjiang - China
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Great Britain
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iran
• Ireland
• Italy
• Kazakhstan
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Lithuania
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Ukraine
• New Mexico - USA
• Yugoslavia

Natural Habitats

Flowering Times

• Jul-Oct (Great Britain)

Fruiting Times

Annual twining parasitic herb with fascicles of pink to white 40mm long scented flowers, red calyx, fruit a 2mm diameter capsule, reddish stems

Parasite of legumes & others

Further References

• FONZ
• FOBI
• The Plant List 2
• G. Don
• Botanicus
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Kew