| Agronomy
105's Weed ID |
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Dodder
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| Dodder
is an annual weed which reproduces by seed. It is a parasitic plant
found mostly in the southern part of Indiana. Dodder does not contain
any chlorophyll in its leaves and thus does not have the ability to photosynthesize. |
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Upon emerging
from the soil, a Dodder seedling must find a host plant very soon or die.
It initially wraps itself around the host plant or its rhizomes and feeds
off the material flowing in the vascular bundles of the host. The
white flowers of Dodder are very small and are borne in clusters on the
ends of the stems. |
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| Dodder
seeds are round with roughened seed coats. These rough seed coats
catch on rolls of velvet to allow separation from alfalfa and clover. |
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