Convolvulaceae
Flax dodder
Cuscuta epilinum
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Common names
By language (21)
- Arabic
- حامول كتاني
- arz
- حامول كتانى
- Belarusian
- Павітуха льняная
- Bulgarian
- Ленена кукувича прежда
- Catalan
- Cuscute du lin
- Chinese
- 亚麻菟丝子, 寄亞麻無根草
- Czech
- Kokotice hubilen
- Dutch
- Vlaswarkruid
- English
- Flax dodder, Flax silk
- Estonian
- Linavõrm
- Finnish
- Pellavanvieras
- French
- Cuscute du lin
- German
- Flachs-Seide, Flachsseide, Cuscute du lin
- Latvian
- Linu vija
- Lithuanian
- Lininis brantas, Cuscute du lin
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Linsnyltetråd
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Linsnikjetråd
- Persian
- سس کتانی
- Polish
- Kanianka lnowa
- Russian
- Повилика льняная
- Swedish
- Linsnärja, Cuscute du lin
Synonyms
- Cuscuta aggregata Roxb.
- Cuscuta major W.D.J.Koch & Ziz
- Cuscuta vulgaris J.Presl & C.Presl
- Epilinella cuscutoides Pfeiff.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Flax dodder: Cuscuta epilinum — Herbarium specimen from K3; [Alieu; Plant Preeding Statin Njoro], Kenya. Collected by [E A Hurd] (1969-07-01). Recorded in GBIF occurrence 50](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Cuscuta_epilinum_%28GBIF_5082969566%29.jpg/1280px-Cuscuta_epilinum_%28GBIF_5082969566%29.jpg)
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: California Academy of Sciences, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.