That strange mass of stringy yellow stuff growing across the ground and up onto your trees? It's not something from a 1950s horror movie, but it is a parasite that can damage your landscaping. It is ...

Dodder is an obligate parasite of certain plants. This unusual member of the morning glory family is also known as “Angel’s Hair” and “Strangle Weed.” Like Indian pipe, another parasitic plant, Dodder ...

Call it strangleweed, wizard's net, devil's guts, hellbine or witch's hair…or, if you prefer, lady’s laces, angel hair, goldthread or love vine. It’s all the same to Cuscuta gronovii, a plant more ...

Around 4,000 to 5,000 plants are parasites. Most parasitic plants use an organ, named haustorium, to attach to and penetrate host plants to obtain water and nutrients. Some parasitic plants, such as ...

WASHINGTON — The parasitic dodder plant, or strangleweed, doesn't have a nose, but it knows how to sniff out its prey. The dodder attacks such plants as tomatoes, carrots, onions, citrus trees, ...

Plants may not seem like they live the most exciting lives, but two new papers published this week point to different types ...

Meet the Dodder. It moves amongst the young nettles, sucking sap from their stems. The Dodder is a hunter with an exceptional sense of smell. It moves swiftly, searching for its prey. Smelling a young ...

Rare rope dodder plant is discovered at Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area. The rare rope dodder plant is discovered at the Lac qui Parle Wildlife Management Area after a prescribed burn that ...