• It has been confused in some recent literature with Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann, but the differences between the two species are clear. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cuscuta pentagona Engelmann. (unc.edu)
  • Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. (unc.edu)
  • 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. (wikipedia.org)
  • M. L. Casazza & A. J. Green (2016), "Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long-distance dispersal mode for Cuscuta (dodder)" (PDF), American Journal of Botany, 103 (5): 837-844, doi:10.3732/ajb.1500507, PMID 27208362 Johnson B. I. (wikipedia.org)
  • Calflora Database: Cuscuta campestris (Field dodder) GBIF−Species in GRIN Taxonomy: Cuscuta campestris Cuscuta campestris in West African plants - A Photo Guide. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cuscuta campestris is known for restraining the growth of their host plants and even inhibiting their flowering. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cuscuta campestris is highly attracted to "far red light", which is a wavelength that is reflected by most plant surfaces. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wang, Z. (2005), "Influence of the obligate parasite Cuscuta campestris on growth and biomass allocation of its host Mikania micrantha", Journal of Experimental Botany, 56 (415): 1277-1284, doi:10.1093/jxb/eri128, PMID 15767325[dead link] Johnson B. I. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuscuta campestris. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wikispecies has information related to Cuscuta campestris. (wikipedia.org)
  • Discussions of Cuscuta species. (biodiversitylibrary.org)
  • Cuscuta species are thus referred to as holoparasitic plants, as they depend on their host plant for nutrients. (wikipedia.org)
  • About 10-15 species of Cuscuta, out of the known 200, are considered agricultural weeds which wrap their vines around their hosts and obtain their nutrients from them through their extensions called haustoria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta have little to no chlorophyll making them unable to undergo photosynthesis, a process by which plants make their own food. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta have little to no chlorophyll making them unable to undergo photosynthesis, a process by which plants make their own food. (wikipedia.org)
  • M. L. Casazza & A. J. Green (2016), "Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long-distance dispersal mode for Cuscuta (dodder)" (PDF), American Journal of Botany, 103 (5): 837-844, doi:10.3732/ajb.1500507, PMID 27208362 Johnson B. I. (wikipedia.org)
  • between June 27-July 2 1852 Wright made 5 collections of Cuscuta (field numbers 503, 510, 534, 563, 573, 574) from the Limpio River, Jeff Davis Co. to the Pecos River, Pecos Co. (harvard.edu)