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

Cuscuta campestris Yunck.
field dodder (fiveangled dodder; five-angled dodder)
Convolvulaceae (Dodder family)
(Previously in Cuscutaceae)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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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 stalked flowers in clusters or globular masses; flowers 1.5-3 mm long, with 5 petals/ sepals; sepals free to about halfway to the base, nearly equal; stamens slightly exserted; stigmas headlike.

Fruits:
Capsules depressed-globose, 2.5-3 mm wide, usually not beaked; seeds usually 2.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

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