greater dodder
European dodder
cuscuta europaea latin

The long thin stems of Greater Dodder are yellowish or reddish.

Nationally rare species supported include Greater Dodder which parasitises nettle.

The management of Nettles preserves a colony of the parasitic Greater Dodder.

A nationally scarce species which is locally common on the River Mole is the Greater Dodder Cuscuta europaea.

No inventory of aquatic plants has been made, but Greater Dodder has been documented around the Lunda Industrial Area.

Greater Dodder can now be found in Japan, Kashmir; N Africa, W Asia (including Pakistan), Europe, occasionally in North and South America.

The Greater Dodder or the European dodder (Cuscuta europaea) is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae.

A parasitic plant using balsams as host is the European Dodder (Cuscuta europea).

The Greater Dodder or the European dodder (Cuscuta europaea) is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae.

The word is apparently derived from the Germanic dotter or yolk of egg, which is roughly the colour of the common European dodder, and is now used as a common name for all species belonging to the genus Cuscuta.

A nationally scarce species which is locally common on the River Mole is the Greater Dodder Cuscuta europaea.