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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Cuscutaceae
Cuscuta pentagona Engelm.
field dodder, five-angled dodder
Cuscuta: a name of Arabic derivation meaning "dodder"
pentagona: five-angled
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | parasitic, annual/perennial, up to 40+" long, herbaceous vine; stems orange and smooth |
| Flower: | 5-parted, tiny, petals with sharp tips; inflorescence a dense cluster of mostly stalkless flowers; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | white |
| Leaf: | alternate, small |
| Habitat: | fields, roadsides |
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