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Cuscuta chinensis Lam.

Synonyms

Cuscuta americana, Cuscuta aphylla, Cuscuta capillaris, Cuscuta carinata, Cuscuta exigua, Cuscuta fimbriata, Cuscuta hyalina, Cuscuta maritima, Cuscuta sulcata, Grammica aphylla, Grammica chinensis, Pentake chinense

Common names

Dodder, Hamool, hamoul

Extract from Wikipedia article

Cuscuta chinensis Lam. is a parasitic plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to China and was first described in 1786.

Dodder (Cuscuta chinensis) parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Mazra`at Turayna, Qatar

Dodder (Cuscuta chinensis) with flowers parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
Mazra`at Turayna, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Cuscuta chinensis, Wikipedia article
• Cuscuta chinensis from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar
• Qatar Biodiversity - Plants
• Flora of Qatar
• Plants of UAE
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Plants of Saudi Arabia (Flickr/Salem Al Shekaili)
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Pictures from Qatar (Panoramio/safamarwa)
• Pictures from Oman
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.