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Weed Identification

Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Science Virginia Cooperative Extension

fiveangled dodder

Family

Cuscutaceae

Scientific Name

Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona
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Other Common Names:

dodder
bushclover dodder
field dodder
gewone dodder
lespedeza dodder

Synonyms (former Scientific Names):

Grammica pentagona
Grammica campestris
Cuscuta campestris
Cuscuta arvensis
Cuscuta pentagona var. calycina

Plant Type (4)

Parasitic plant