Cuscuta spp.

Common Name: 
dodder, golden-thread vine
Scientific Name: 
Cuscuta spp.
Family Name: 
Convolvulaceae - Morningglory Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
native 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
Stems of Dodder
Stems of Dodder
Stems of Dodder
Stems of Dodder
Stems of Dodder
Stems of Dodder
Leaves
no leaves, small unnoticeable scales present
Flowers
white, small; clustered
Flowers of Dodder
Flowers of Dodder