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    Cuscuta (/kʌsˈkjuːtə/), commonly known as dodder or amarbel, is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, or red (rarely green) parasitic plants...
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    Cuscuta campestris, with the common names field dodder, golden dodder, large-seeded alfalfa dodder, yellow dodder and prairie dodder, is a parasitic plant...
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  • genus Cuscuta: Cuscuta abyssinica A.Rich. Cuscuta acuta Engelm. Cuscuta acutiloba Engelm. Cuscuta africana Willd. Cuscuta alata Brandegee Cuscuta alatiloba...
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    Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder or ulan ulan, is one of 100-170 species in the genus Cuscuta, belonging to the Morning Glory Family (Convolvulaceae)...
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    Cuscuta europaea, the greater dodder or European dodder, is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly...
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    Cuscuta sandwichiana (Kauna'oa kahakai) is a parasitic vine and the only member of the genus Cuscuta that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It parasitizes...
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    Cuscuta californica is a species of dodder known by the common names chaparral dodder and California dodder. This is an annual parasitic plant that may...
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    Cuscuta australis, commonly known as Australian dodder, is a herb in the family Convolvulaceae. The annual parasitic twining herb or climber that is associated...
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    Cuscuta epithymum (dodder, lesser dodder, hellweed, strangle-tare) is a parasitic plant assigned to the family Cuscutaceae or Convolvulaceae, depending...
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    Cuscuta pentagona, the fiveangled dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. It is native to North America, where it is...
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    the xylem, via xylem bridges (xylem-feeding). Alternately, plants like Cuscuta and some members of Orobanche connect to both the xylem and phloem of the...
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    Cuscuta salina is a species of dodder known by the English name salt marsh dodder and is a native plant of western North America. The habitat includes...
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    Cuscuta chinensis Lam. is a stem holoparasite vine in the family Convolvulaceae. It was first described in China in 1786. C. chinensis is a thin, yellow...
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    Cuscuta denticulata, commonly known as desert dodder or small-toothed dodder, is a thin, yellow to orange, parasitic annual vine in the morning glory...
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    Cuscuta japonica, commonly known as Japanese dodder, is a parasitic vine. It has been listed by the State of California as a noxious weed. It has a range...
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    Cuscuta epilinum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. Its native range is Iran to Central Asia. "Cuscuta epilinum Weihe...
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  • Cuscuta babylonica is a species of parasitic plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. It is found in Iraq and Turkmenistan. The plant shows...
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    Cuscuta umbellata, commonly known as flatglobe dodder, is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family (Convulvulaceae) in the Sonoran Desert of the...
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    Cuscuta monogyna, the eastern dodder, is a species of annual herb in the family Convolvulaceae. They are climbers and have simple, broad leaves.  This...
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    Cuscuta glomerata is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family, Convolvuaceae. It is commonly known by the name rope dodder. The flowers of Cuscuta...
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    Cuscuta compacta, the compact dodder, is a parasitic plant that specializes on woody plants. This species is distributed across the Eastern and Midwestern...
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    Cuscuta pacifica is a species of dodder. Its common name is goldenthread. The plant is native to the coast of western North America from British Columbia...
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    Cuscuta coryli, synonym Grammica coryli, common name hazel dodder, is a perennial plant in the Cuscutaceae family native to North America. It is listed...
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    Cuscuta gronovii is a yellow vine that grows as a parasite off other plants. It is a dicot. Cuscuta gronovii belongs to the family Convolvuaceae, including...
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    wind"). The leaves are simple and alternate, without stipules. In parasitic Cuscuta (dodder) they are reduced to scales. The fruit can be a capsule, berry...
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    and attachment, as well as cellular invasion by parasitic plants such as Cuscuta. There are many plants that have tendrils; including sweet peas, passionflower...
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    Cuscuta approximata is a species of dodder known by the common name alfalfa dodder. It is native to Eurasia and Africa, but it is also found in North...
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    directly, when they twine from one plant to another, parasitic plants such as Cuscuta and Cassytha have been shown to convey phytoplasmal and viral diseases...
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    Owner(s) Larry Ellison 98% State of Hawaii 2% Symbols Flower Kaunaʻoa (Cuscuta sandwichiana) Color ʻĀlani (orange) Largest settlement Lanai City Demographics...
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  • indigenous Genus Cuscuta: Cuscuta africana Willd. endemic Cuscuta angulata Engelm. endemic Cuscuta appendiculata Engelm. endemic Cuscuta australis R.Br...
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