Convolvulaceae
Giant dodder
Cuscuta reflexa
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Cuscuta
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Common names
By language (8)
- Arabic
- حامول منعكس
- Bangla
- স্বর্নলতা
- Chinese
- 大花菟丝子, 大花菟絲子, 云南菟丝子, 无娘藤, 无根花, 红无娘藤, 菟丝, 菟丝子
- English
- Giant dodder, Common dodder
- Malayalam
- ആകാശവല്ലി, മൂടില്ലാതാളി, മൂടില്ലാത്താളി
- Marathi
- अमरवेल
- Nepali
- आकाशबेली
- Tamil
- கொடியார் கூந்தல்
Synonyms
- Cuscuta reflexa var. grandiflora Engelm.
- Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf.
- Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: കാക്കര, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.