Cuscuta campestris, Field Dodder,
כשות השדות
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| | Scientific name: |
| Cuscuta campestris Yuncker |
| Common name: |
| Field Dodder |
| Hebrew name: |
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| Family: |
| Convolvulaceae, חבלבליים |
Date Picture Taken: June 16, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Parasite |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, scale |
| Flowers: |
| White |
| Flowering Period: |
| May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| American |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: June 16, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Cuscuta, a name of Arabic derivation meaning "dodder"
campestris, of or pertaining to a field; on level ground, of fields.
- The standard author abbreviation Yuncker is used to indicate Truman George Yuncker (1891 – 1964), an American taxonomic botanist.
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