Northern Kentucky University, John W. Thieret Herbarium (KNK)
31973000005410
e40d226b-0c1f-44a0-bd3b-03167eed4493
Cuscuta gronovii Willd. ex J.A. Schultes
Cuscutaceae
Whitson, Maggie (Mary)
Whitson, Maggie (Mary)
2014-0021 1/4
2015-09-02
United States, Kentucky, Campbell, West Miller Road Alexandria; Alexandria; West Miller Road
38.93 -84.406
Alexandria, Kentucky, along W Miller Road. N 38.930, W 84.406.
"Common dodder." Parasitic, twining vine with bright orange stems and creamy white flowers. Growing primarily on ironweed (Vernonia) but a few stems twining over onto some Lespedeza. One individual twining on plants growing along the edge of a pond. (This is a typical habitat for dodder.)