Cuscuta lupuliformis (weed)
Author(s): Krzysztof Ziarnek
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Author(s): Krzysztof Ziarnek
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Cuscuta lupuliformis (weed) Krocker 1787 - (willow dodder)
This parasitic plant is found in parts of Europe and Asia. A large variety of plants, including trees, have been reported as hosts. It is often a parasite of willow trees (Salix), but several crops like beans or cotton can be also affected.
The stems of C. lupuliformis are yellowish to brownish, often with reddish parts. The flowers are white to pink. The seeds are around 2 mm wide.
| Vernacular names | |
|---|---|
| • Deutsch: | Pappel-Seide |
| • English: | willow dodder |
Publications covering Cuscuta lupuliformis (weed)
Florida Entomologist (2020) 103, 124-126
Renata Piwowarczyk, Lukasz Mielczarek, Michalina Panek-Wójcicka and Karolina Ruraz (2020)
First report of Melanagromyza cuscutae (Diptera: Agromyzidae) from Poland
Weed Research (1991) 31, 33-40
Z.O. Liu, A. Fer and F.M. Lecoco (1991)
L'imazaquine: un herbicide prometteur pour la lutte curative contre la cuscute (Cuscuta spp.) dans les cultures de soja (Glycine max)
[Imazaquin; a promising herbicide for the control of dodder (Cuscuta spp.) in soybean (Glycine max)]
