✿Cuscutaceae · Cuscuta
Dodder
Cuscuta chinensis
Also known as Chinese Dodder
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- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-April
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
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- China
- Distribution
- Iran to Australia, China
- Found in India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
About Dodder
Dodder (Cuscuta chinensis) belongs to the Cuscutaceae family, where it grows as a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains along with Ipomoea sp. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Botanical family
Cuscutaceae
Dodder or Devil’s gut Family
Dodder belongs to the Cuscutaceae family.
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