Cuscuta europaea (weed)
Author(s): Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)
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Cuscuta europaea (weed) L. - (European dodder)
This parasitic plant is native to Europe and Asia and has been introduced into several other regions like North America and New Zealand. Various plant species from several families have been reported as hosts, including ornamental plants and crops such as lucerne, hop or potatoes. The stems are greenish to reddish. The flowers are white to reddish.
| Vernacular names | |
|---|---|
| • Deutsch: | Europäische Seide |
| • English: | European dodder |
| • Français: | cuscute d'Europe |
Publications covering Cuscuta europaea (weed)
Weed Science (2022) 70, 543-552
Chaonan Cai, Jianhua Xiao, Jizhong Wan, Zichun Ren, Mark van Kleunen and Junmin Li (2022)
Implications of climate change for environmental niche overlap between five Cuscuta pest species and their two main Leguminosae host crop species
Ecology and Evolution (2018) 8, 4378-4386
Guangfu Zhang, Qian Li and Shucun Sun (2018)
Diversity and distribution of parasitic angiosperms in China
Plant Protection Science (1997) 33, 265-279
Zdenka Martinková, Alois Honek and Jindra Stolcová (1997)
The incidence of primary seed dormancy in weed species of the Czech Republic
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