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Morphology
- Stem
- Slender vine, twining, 1/25 to 1/16 inch in diameter, glabrous, greenish-yellow, yellow or orange; often withered or absent by flowering.
- Leaves
- Alternate, reduced to scales; appears leafless.
- Inflorescence
- Clusters, dense, rope-like, winding around stem of host plant.
- Flower
- Flowers sessile, in 2 densely clustered parallel rows on opposite sides of stems, subtended by bracts; bracts numerous, overlapping, lanceolate; tips pointed, curved downward; calyx deeply divided; sepals 5, oblong-oval; tips blunt to pointed, spreading; corolla cylindrical, 1/6 to 1/5 inch long, 5-lobed, white or yellowish, fragrant; lobes pointed, spreading or curved backward; stamens shorter than corolla lobes.
- Fruit
- Capsule, spherical with pointed tip or thickened collar, thus appearing flask-shaped; seeds 0-2, oval, about 1/15 inch long, brown.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Prairies, roadsides, stream banks, low areas, damp sites.
- Distribution
- Throughout Kansas
- Reproduction
- Seeds
Additional Notes
Comments
Dodder is parasitic on the above ground portion of other plants. Rope dodder is often found growing on Asteraceae such as Helianthus and Solidago.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Convolvulaceae - Morning Glory Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- Twining or climbing on other plants
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2024-10-22
Color Groups
White, Green & Greenish White Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: July, August, September