Author: | Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer 1841 |
Family: |
Convolvulaceae
|
Habitat: |
South
Africa |
Soil: |
No, it
grows on: |
Water:
|
No, sap from
the host |
Sun: |
Not really |
Thickness: |
1,5
millimetres |
Height: |
6 metres |
Flower:
|
White |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
Dodder |
Synonyms: |
Cuscuta
burmannii, Choisy 1841 |
This member of the Convolvulaceae
family was given this name by
Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1841. It is found in small
isolated areas in South
Africa, growing on many different plants. It is fast growing; up to ten centimetres a
day. It will eventually kill it's host, but will have attached it
selves to others meanwhile. |