Fig 146. [Clover Dodder. Cuscuta Epithymum] Murr.

Clover Dodder. Cuscuta Epithymum Murr. Stems very slender, a parasitic vine; seeds oval to spherical, dull, pitted, color yellowish, light to dark brown, light green to purple, about 2 mm. long. Introduced from Europe. Occasionally found on red clover.


Fig 147. [Gronovius Dodder. Cuscuta Gronovii] Willd.

Gronovius Dodder. Cuscuta Gronovii Willd. Seed light to dark brown, surface minutely granular, free from gloss, a few spherical, most of them indented as they dry or variously angled where they crowded against each other in the pod, 1.5–1.7 mm. in diameter. Species of dodder are difficult to distinguish one from the other. This is common on low land, where it draws nourishment from a great variety of plants, such as willows, balsams, nettles.