Morning glories & sweet potato
Field Dodder
Cuscuta campestris Yunck.
Names
| English | Field Dodder |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Veldwarkruid |
| Spanish | Cabellos de ángel |
| Chinese | 平原菟丝子 |
| Scientific name | Cuscuta campestris Yunck. |
About this species
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.
It is a pest of lucerne (alfalfa) and other legumes. It has become a widespread weed in many countries. It is known as 'golden dodder' in Australia.
It has been confused in some recent literature with Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, but the differences between the two species are clear.
The seeds of this plant have been found to become dispersed by waterfowl in significant numbers.
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Cuscuta campestris es una especie de planta parásita de la familia de las cuscutáceas. Son naturales de la región del Caribe.
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平原菟丝子（学名：Cuscuta campestris）又名原野菟丝子，为旋花科菟丝子属下的一种寄生植物。俗名田野菟丝子、金色菟丝子、草原菟丝子等。原产于北美中部地区，能寄生多种植物，包括苜蓿和其他豆科植物，已成为许多国家广泛分布的有害杂草。
值得注意的是，该植物的大量种子被发现以水禽携带方式传播。
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Solanales |
| Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus | Cuscuta |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Paramaribo2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
