Cuscuta (/ kʌsˈkjuːtə /), commonly known as dodder or amarbel, is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, or red (rarely green) parasitic plants.

Five-angled dodder (Cuscuta pentagona) is one of approximately 50 native and introduced dodder species found in North America. It ranges over much of the continent and occurs in all but four states (Alaska, Wyoming, Maine, and Vermont).

Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, is a genus of family convolvolaceace. Approximately 170 species of Cuscuta are extensively distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the world. Species of this genus are widely used as essential constituents in functional foods and traditional medicinal systems.

dodder, (genus Cuscuta), genus of about 145 species of leafless, twining, parasitic plants in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). They are widely distributed throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world, and many species have been introduced with their host plants into new areas and are considered invasive species .

Cúcuta (Spanish: [ˈkukuta] ⓘ), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela.

Jun 8, 2018 · Cuscuta (dodder; family Convolvulaceae) A genus of climbing plants that are parasitic on many crop plants, to which they can cause serious damage. They have no green tissue, but thin, herbaceous stems and small flowers in ebracteate clusters.

Aug 14, 2017 · Cuscuta, more commonly known as the Dodder plant, is a parasitic vine that invades other plants for sustenance. Cuscuta has a high level of flavonoids giving it strong antioxidant properties. It has been found to have positive effects on reproductive health, osteoporosis and alopecia, which is hormonal-induced baldness.

The genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) comprises well-known parasitic plants. Cuscuta species are scientifically valuable, as their life style causes extensive crop damage. Furthermore, dried seeds of C. chinensis are used as a Korean traditional herbal medicine.

Worldwide dispersal of weedy Cuscuta species has been through contaminated seeds of forage legumes, especially alfalfa, clover, and lespedeza. Identification of most Cuscuta species is usually a lengthy process: rehydration, dissection, and examination of flowers with a microscope may be necessary.

‘Cuscuta is actually what exists in Syria and Iraq, where it is used by their physicians; it is not the same plant known in Meghreb and in Egypt where is called Akshut besides other names such as: hamool alkutan [“what is carried by flax”] in Egypt and qariat alkutan, in Meghreb’.