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Cuscuta europaea L.

greater dodder (Convolvulaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
RestrictedVery strong tendencySE
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Cuscuta europaea differs subtly from Cuscuta epithymum in details of the flowers.

Boveney (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2010-08-08

 greater dodder / Cuscuta europaea: _Cuscuta europaea_ differs subtly from _Cuscuta epithymum_ in details of the flowers.

Cuscuta europaea is a parasitic plant with no leaves; it grows along a small number of rivers in southern England.

Boveney (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2010-08-08

 greater dodder / Cuscuta europaea: _Cuscuta europaea_ is a <a href="parasite.html">parasitic plant</a> with no leaves; it grows along a small number of rivers in southern England.

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