Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Cuscuta americana

Cuscuta americana L.

American Dodder

Cuscutaceae (Dodder family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CUAM3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

Cuscuta spp. are parasitic on a variety of other plants.

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Vine
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems up to about 20 feet long, scrambling over and attached to leaves and stems of other plants.
Leaf: Leaves of Cuscuta spp. may be absent, or so small and scale-like that they go unnoticed.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Yellowish white.

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Habitat: Rocky banks, thickets.

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cuscuta americana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cuscuta americana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cuscuta americana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-21
Research By: CBR

Go back