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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nightshades, Bindweeds, Gooseweeds, and Allies
  6. Morning-glory Family
  7. Dodders
  8. Cuscuta Sect. Oxycarpae
  9. Rope Dodder

species 672 observations

Rope Dodder

Cuscuta glomerata

Status
native
Bees
1 specialist raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Brown Elfin 1
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Colletes ciliatus 1
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dodder Gall Weevil 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Viceroy, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Great Black Digger Wasp, Noble Scoliid Wasp 22

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Vines
Plant type
Perennial Vine Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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