Scientific Name
Cuscuta compacta or C. rostrata

Common Name
Love-vine
Life Cycle: Annual


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Height: --
Flower/fruit: Clusters of tiny white, lobed, bell-shaped flowers
Flowering Season: Summer to fall
Foliage: Orange to yellow yarn-like stems twine around stems of surrounding plants; no leaves or roots
Site: Fields, open woods, thickets
Comments: Very weedy; may be difficult to control
 
 

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