Cuscuta campestris

Also known as golden dodder, field dodder

species of the plant morning glory

Species

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSolanales
FamilyConvolvulaceae

Native toAlabama, Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, British Columbia, California, Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia

Observations recorded22,679

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Article

Cuscuta campestris, with the common names field dodder, golden dodder, large-seeded alfalfa dodder, yellow dodder and prairie dodder, is a parasitic plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. It was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae.

It is native to central North America. It is a parasite of a wide range of herbaceous plants.