Tree Dodder
Cuscuta exaltata
Characteristics
- General - The Texas status is "vulnerable" (S3).
- Flowers - Very tiny (few mm), white, 5 erect petals.
- Foliage - No leaves.
- Stem structures - Stems are green filaments while growing then turning orange, no hairs, twining with haustoria attachment structures.
- Fruit - Growing just below the flower calyx.
Vine growing in the forest on a small Live Oak.
Flowers, buds and twining stems.
Stem twining around an oak branch. Note the (haustoria) attachments (upper right) against the branch.
Tiny flower, sepals and pedicel. Bracts just visible.
Calyx side view, pedicels
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