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Cabellos de monte

Cuscuta sp

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

Es una planta parásita que se fija en el huésped con raicillas succionantes hasta que termina con él.

Habitat:

Dunas de la playa de La Almardá (Valencia), a 100 metros del mar.

Reference Links:

Cuscuta americana

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Comments (4)
eulalia rubio
Sí, es algo "extraño". ¿Has visto el spotting de auntnance123? la planta llega a ser inmensa.
Isabela
Impresionante. El vídeo parece ciencia ficción.
eulalia rubio
Thank you very much, auntnance. I was lost and did not know how to search for identification. I copy a video because it has the final flowering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMm3Utqb_g
auntnance123
Just learned about this parasitic plant myself, common name Dodder. Look at the helpful comments in my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6241276

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PublishedMay 23, 2011

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