Image to followAI-generated illustrationCuscuta epithymum
Cuscuta epithymum
FamilyGenus: Cuscutanative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A holoparasitic annual plant native in Great Britain, Cuscuta epithymum derives all nutrition from host plants. It grows in sunny, nutrient-poor, moderately moist situations and produces flowers from May to September.
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PollinationFlower visit
Annual cycle
The plant flowers from May to September. Further details of its annual cycle are not recorded in the available evidence.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.446 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Scientific profile
Cuscuta epithymum is a herbaceous, broad-leaved, holoparasitic species in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native in Great Britain. Lacking chlorophyll, it depends completely on host plants for nutrients. The plant is non-woody and typically reaches a height of around 45 centimetres. It prefers full sun and fresh, nutrient-poor soils with low disturbance. Flowering extends from May to September.
Pollinators & visitors
8 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Lasioglossum morioSeladonia subaurataSeladonia submediterraneaSphaerophoria scriptaNomiapis diversipesSyritta pipiensLasioglossum subhirtumEristalis arbustorum
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
SphaerophoriaSarcophaga vagansSarcophagaEriothrix rufomaculatus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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