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Palestinian Dodder (Cuscuta palaestina)

Cuscuta palaestina is a slender, parasitic annual plant. Its yellowish, thread-like stems lack leaves and roots, attaching to herbaceous hosts via haustoria to absorb.

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Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderSolanales
  • familyConvolvulaceae
  • genusCuscuta
  • speciesCuscuta palaestina