Convolvulaceae
Japanese dodder
Cuscuta japonica
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- حامول ياباني
- arz
- حامول يابانى
- azb
- ژاپون قیزیلسارماشیغی
- Azerbaijani
- Yapon qızılsarmaşığı
- Chinese
- 日本菟丝子, 日本菟絲子, 金灯藤, 大粒菟丝子, 大菟丝子, 天蓬草, 山老虎, 无头藤
- English
- Japanese dodder
- Korean
- 새삼
- Persian
- سس ژاپنی
Synonyms
- Cuscuta japonica var. paniculata Engelm.
- Cuscuta japonica var. thyrsoidea Engelm.
- Cuscuta reflexa var. densiflora Benth.
- Monogynella japonica (Choisy) Hadač & Chrtek
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Aomorikuma（あおもりくま）, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aomorikuma（あおもりくま）, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aomorikuma（あおもりくま）, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aomorikuma（あおもりくま）, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.