About Dodder
Cuscuta chinensis is a stem holoparasite vine in the family Convolvulaceae. It was first described in China in 1786.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cuscuta chinensis
- Genus
- Cuscuta
- Family
- CUSCUTACEAE
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains along with Ipomoea sp
- Native to
- China
- Distribution
- Iran to Australia, China
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Cuscutaceae
Dodder or Devil’s gut Family
Dodder belongs to the Cuscutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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