#strangleweed

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Dodder

[lovecraftsgarden]

Cuscuta sp.

Dodder, Devil’s Hair, Wizard’s Net, Hellbine, Strangleweed

A leafless vining parasitic plant that can be a huge pest for a lot of crop species. It projects little rootlike growths called haustoria into the host plant’s vascular system in order to take needed water and nutrients. If seedlings can’t find a host in five to ten days, they die.

[oddthingsiveseen]

"Vampire Plant Sucks Victim's Genes While Feeding"

From the article:

Like an herbivorous Count Dracula, a snakelike vine coils around its leafy victim, punctures its stem and proceeds to suck out its life juices.

I don't know if that headline and lede is sensationalized, but I like it.

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[gregrtega]

CUSCUTA  (dodder) : Parasitic Plant 

The dodder attaches itself to a plant, it wraps itself around it. If the host contains food beneficial to dodder, the plant produces haustoria that insert themselves into the vascular system of the host. The original root of the dodder in the soil then dies. Many countries have laws prohibiting import of dodder seed.