Harper'S Dodder (Cuscuta harperi)
Description
Parasitic, annual vine with brittle, yellowish-orange, thread-like stems, twining around and attaching to host plants with tiny suckers, often forming loose mats. Leaves reduced to tiny, orange, alternate scales. Flower clusters lack bracts at the base. Flowers about 1/16 inch (1 mm) long, with 4 green sepals and 4 white petals with upturned tips. Fruit a round capsule, less than 1/16 inch (1 mm) long, slightly flattened on top.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Solanales
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Family: Convolvulaceae
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Genus: Cuscuta
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