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Dodder (Cuscuta), also known as strangleweed or devil’s hair. This parasitic flowering plant has ...

Dodder (Cuscuta), also known as strangleweed or devil’s hair. This parasitic flowering plant has ...
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Description: Dodder (Cuscuta), also known as strangleweed or devil’s hair. This parasitic flowering plant has almost no chloro-phyll. Leafless stems twine around a host plant during growth, as shown in the close-up at right. Modified roots penetrate the host’s vascular tissues and absorb water and nutrients from them.
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