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Cuscuta
Dodder is a unique plant that doesn't grow roots in the ground. It wraps around other plants to get its food and looks like a tangled orange or yellow string in nature.
Lebensraum: Various habitats
The Dodder is a parasitic plant recognized by its distinctive tangle of leafless, string-like stems, often bright yellow, orange, or reddish. It forms dense, spaghetti-like mats that drape over other plants, making it visually stand out against green foliage.
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Kategorie
PflanzenSeltenheit
Common
Gefahr
2/5 · Gering
Snaps
Mach den ersten Snap!
Dodder can transfer tiny genetic messages between plants it connects, like a secret network!
Dodder is related to morning glories, even though it looks completely different!
Its seeds are super tough, sometimes waiting over ten years in the soil before sprouting!
Some cultures have traditionally used Dodder for medicinal purposes, especially its seeds!
Dodder has specialized sucking organs called haustoria that puncture host plants to steal nutrients and water.
Dodder seedlings can 'smell' chemicals released by nearby plants, helping them find a host even without roots.
Unlike most plants, Dodder grows with no roots once attached, using its stems to find and twine around new hosts.

Medicago sativa
A significant agricultural pest, feeding on alfalfa crops.

Trifolium pratense
Frequently infests clover fields, weakening host plants.
Daucus carota
Often found twining around wild carrot and other roadside plants.
Apis mellifera
Honey bees visit its tiny flowers for nectar and pollen.
Laubabwerfende Pflanzen werfen regelmäßig all ihre Blätter ab, typischerweise im Herbst oder in Trockenzeiten.
Blütenbüschel sind Blütenstände, bei denen einzelne Blüten dicht beieinander an einem gemeinsamen Stängel angeordnet sind.
Dieses Merkmal beschreibt Organismen, die auf oder in einem Wirtsorganismus leben und Nährstoffe auf Kosten des Wirts beziehen.
Gefahr
2/5 · Gering
Admire dodder from a distance as it can harm other plants by taking their nutrients.
30-200 cm
50-300 cm
0.2-0.4 cm
Sommer, Herbst
Nein
Keine
Einjährig
Insekten
Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.
Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.