Cuscuta europaea L.
(Greater Dodder)

Interactions where Cuscuta europaea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
haustorium parasitises stem Minor EU-DICOTS dicotyledonous flowering plants Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Cuscuta europaea/Cuscuta europaeagreater dodderhaustorium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Eu-dicots/Eu-dicotsdicotyledonous flowering plantsstemMinor
haustorium parasitises stem Major Humulus lupulus Hop Rosales: Cannabaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Cuscuta europaea/Cuscuta europaeagreater dodderhaustorium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Cannabaceae/Humulus lupulus/Humulus lupulushopstemMajor
causes gall of Major Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi, Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Cuscuta europaea/Cuscuta europaeagreater dodder Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettleMajor
haustorium parasitises stem Major Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Cuscuta europaea/Cuscuta europaeagreater dodderhaustorium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettlestemMajor

Interactions where Cuscuta europaea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
stem stem is galled by larva UK/IrelandQuestionable Smicronyx coecus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Smicronyx coecus/Smicronyx coecusa weevillarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Cuscuta europaea/Cuscuta europaeagreater dodder?stem larva causes gall of stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungiAIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

Cuscuta europaea (Greater Dodder) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCuscuta europaea (Greater Dodder)
GenusCuscuta (dodders)
FamilyCONVOLVULACEAE (bindweeds & dodders)
OrderSOLANALES (bindweeds and nightshades)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cuscuta europaea (Greater Dodder)

Cuscuta europaea (Greater Dodder) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cuscuta europaea (Greater Dodder):

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