Bigseed Alfalfa Dodder
Cuscuta indecora var. indecora
Characteristics
- Flowers - White petals have incurved tips, fused at base, simple bracts covering less than half of the flower calyx.
- Foliage - No foliage.
- Stem structures - Orange and white filaments.
Open sunny field habitat with Cuscuta infestation.
Flower showing incurved petal tips.
Flower showing incurved petal tips.
Two flowers showing the bracts.
Flower with bract and petals with curved tips.
Note the 6 small spheres between the vine and leaf. These are the organs the plant uses to
attach to and send tendrils into the plant for nourishment.
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