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The European dodder (Cuscuta europaea) belongs to Cuscutaceae (the Dodder family). It is an annual herb that is distributed in Hokkaido, Japan, as well as in China, India, Pakistan, West Asia, Europe, and North Africa. It is a parasitic plant that grows in sunny mountainous areas by wrapping around other plants. The stem is slender and filamentous, yellow, orange or reddish. The short spikelets of small pink flowers bloom from July to August. The fruit is a capsule, the top cap of which is removed when mature. In Chinese, it is called "欧洲菟絲子" (ou zhou tu si zi).
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