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Cuscuta

Cuscuta sp.

Photo by Rolo
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-32.9335, -71.0844

Field Notes

Description:

Trepadora y parásita anual, donde alcanza 40 cm de altura, Presenta tallos amarillentos a rojizos, flores perfumadas reunidas en cabezuelas, sin clorofila y sin hojas. Crece sobre árboles y arbustos como boldos y peumos, pero también ataca sembrados, sobre todo de alfalfa, trébol, lino, cáñamo y cualquier planta.

Habitat:

Cosmopolita, en Chile es frecuente en las regiones agrícolas.

Notes:

Considerada una plaga.

Reference Links:

la Tribuna del Tile: diciembre 2008

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