Common Dodder
Convolvulaceae
Interesting Info:
Dodders are easily recognized by the yellow-orange stems that look like a tangle of thread. They have no leaves. Dodders are parasitic plants; they attach to a host plant and suck nutrients from it. Seeds sprout in the soil, but the plant loses all connection with the soil after it attaches to its host plant. Connecticut has nine species of dodder, which are distinguished by tiny differences in their flower structure.
David Smith - Delaware
Wildflowers
Scoll down on the lnk for other images. The leaves belong to the host. Dodder has no leaves; it's a parasite.
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Area: Thickets
Height: Depends on host plants
Frequency: Low
Blooms: Summer
Color: White with a tangle of yellow stems