Question: Hello, Photographed this back in July when I was looking for Virginia marsh-St John's-wort, marked it for some kind of …
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Hello, Photographed this back in July when I was looking for Virginia marsh-St John's-wort, marked it for some kind of dodder, and put the photo aside. Now wondering if this is common dodder (Cuscuta gronovii), and why if it's regarded as a native invasive species, it's so rare in RI (as to warrant an "S1" ranking.) Why wouldn't it be more abundant? Or is it? Probably a good thing it's not though. Thanks!
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Dear sldz22, the images are of a species of Cuscuta in which the flowers are in bud. Unfortunately, I would need open flowers to be able to identify this plant. If you have later images so I can view the open flowers to get accurate counts of perianth and their shape/relative length, I should be able to assist you.
