Cuscuta europea

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Dodder
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species: C. europea
Binomial name
Cuscuta europea
L.

The Dodder (Cuscuta europea L.; family Convolvulaceae) is a parasitic plant, growing on Coleus, Impatiens et cetera genera of plants.