20101107_8426 pink prostrate flowers of Cuscuta (Dodder)
Pink prostrate flowers of a parasitic vine. Cuscuta (Dodder).
The long leaves of the host plant look like Variable Plantain (Plantago varia).
Derrimut Grassland.
Boundary road.
Derrimut.
Victoria.
Melway Map 39 K8
Cuscuta (Dodder) is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. The genus is found throughout the temperate to tropical regions of the world, with the greatest species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions; the genus becomes rare in cool temperate climates, with only four species native to northern Europe.
20101107_8426 pink prostrate flowers of Cuscuta (Dodder)
Pink prostrate flowers of a parasitic vine. Cuscuta (Dodder).
The long leaves of the host plant look like Variable Plantain (Plantago varia).
Derrimut Grassland.
Boundary road.
Derrimut.
Victoria.
Melway Map 39 K8
Cuscuta (Dodder) is a genus of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has shown that it is correctly placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. The genus is found throughout the temperate to tropical regions of the world, with the greatest species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions; the genus becomes rare in cool temperate climates, with only four species native to northern Europe.