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Cuscuta epithymum (clover dodder; thyme dodder)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L., (Dodder, Hellweed, Strangle-tare) is a parasitic plant assigned to the Cuscutaceae or Convolvulaceae family, depending on the taxonomy. It is red-pigmented, not being photosynthetically active. It has a filiform habit, like a group of yarns. Its leaves are very small, like flakes. Its flowers, disposed in little glomerules, have a white corolla, with the androecium welded to the corolla.
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Infraspecies

Cuscuta epithymum araratica
Cuscuta epithymum corsicana
Cuscuta epithymum epithymum
Cuscuta epithymum trifolii
Cuscuta epithymum var. angustissima
Cuscuta epithymum var. epithymum
Cuscuta epithymum var. macranthera
Cuscuta epithymum var. rubella
Cuscuta epithymum var. sagittanthera

Attributes

Height [1]  0.394 inches (.01 m)
Dispersal Mode [3]  Zoochory, Anemochory, Epizoochory
Lifespan [1]  Annual
Structure [4]  Herb
Light Preference [2]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [2]  Very Acid
Soil Fertility [2]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [2]  Moist

Protected Areas

Predators

Aceria cuscutae[5]
Smicronyx coecus[5]
Smicronyx jungermanniae[5]

Providers

Parasite of 
Calluna vulgaris (heather)[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004)
♦ 2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999)
♦ 3Paula S, Arianoutsou M, Kazanis D, Tavsanoglu Ç, Lloret F, Buhk C, Ojeda F, Luna B, Moreno JM, Rodrigo A, Espelta JM, Palacio S, Fernández-Santos B, Fernandes PM, and Pausas JG. 2009. Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. Ecology 90: 1420.
Paula S. & Pausas J.G. 2013. BROT: a plant trait database for Mediterranean Basin species. Version 2013.06.
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0