Dodder vine also known as love vine Cuscuta sp smothering a host plant

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Dodder vine also known as love vine Cuscuta sp smothering a host plant Sanibel Island Florida The vine is a parasitic epiphyte and an invasive species in many areas of southern North America and the Caribbean They smother a host plant and extract nutrition from it via adventitious roots called haustoria

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