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Field Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Field Dodder is a unique plant that doesn't have leaves or roots like most plants. Instead, it wraps around other plants to get nutrients and water. It has thin, yellow-orange stems that look like spaghetti!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Field Dodder is a thin, thread-like plant with distinct yellowish-orange or reddish stems that intricately twine around other plants. It famously lacks noticeable leaves and appears as a tangled mass, often compared to spaghetti or yarn. Its tiny, white to cream-colored flowers bloom in dense clusters along the stems, making it visually distinct from most green-leaved plants.

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Field Dodder
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Field Dodder

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Seltenheit

Common

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Interessante Fakten

Field Dodder's seeds can stay alive in the soil for over ten years, patiently waiting to sprout!

It hardly has any green! It mostly relies on other plants for almost all of its food.

Its tiny seedlings can wiggle around for days, searching for a host plant to grow on!

Many people call it 'Witch's Hair' or 'Devil's Guts' because of its tangled, stringy look!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Host Hunter

Field Dodder can detect chemical signals from nearby plants, helping it find and attach to a suitable host.

Fähigkeit

Vampire Vine

Field Dodder has special suckers called haustoria that pierce host plants to steal their nutrients and water.

Fähigkeit

Rootless Wonder

Field Dodder cuts off its connection to the ground once it has successfully latched onto a host plant.

Maße und Details

Höhe
50-300 cm
Ausbreitung
100-500 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.4 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

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Sicherheit

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Do not touch or eat any plants without asking an adult first.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Field Dodder?

50-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Field Dodder?

100-500 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Field Dodder?

0.2-0.4 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Field Dodder?

Summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Field Dodder?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Field Dodder?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Field Dodder?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Field Dodder?

Insekten

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