E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Cuscuta approximata Bab.
clustered dodder (alfalfa dodder)
Convolvulaceae (Dodder family)
(Previously in Cuscutaceae)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Parasitic, leafless perennial herb; stems threadlike, twining and sticking to other plants by means of suckers.

Leaves:
Reduced to tiny scales.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of several to many stalkless flowers in clusters or globular masses; flowers 2-3 mm long; calyx lobes yellowish, as long as wide, slightly fleshy; corolla tubes seldom longer than the calyces; stigmas long-pointed.

Fruits:
Capsules opening in an irregularly circular fashion near the base.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Exotic	SNA	Exotic	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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