Convolvulaceae
Alfalfa dodder
Cuscuta approximata
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- حامول مسطح الزهرة, حماض الأرنب, فقد الأرنب
- Chinese
- 杯花菟丝子, 杯花菟絲子
- Czech
- Kokotice žlutavá
- English
- Alfalfa dodder
- French
- Cuscute proche
- Persian
- سس انبوه
Synonyms
- Cuscuta epithymum subsp. approximata (Bab.) Rouy
- Cuscuta planiflora subsp. approximata (Bab.) H.Lindb.
- Cuscuta planiflora var. approximata (Bab.) Engelm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: MaikiSun, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jm cc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: M. Hedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Álvaro Giráldez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.