Greater Dodder

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Greater Dodder

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

The Greater Dodder (Cuscuta europaea) is a parasitic plant native to Europe, which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae, but was formerly classified in the family Cuscutaceae. It is notably a parasite of lucerne.