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Dodder Identification in the Texas Panhandle

Jourdan M. Bell, Agronomist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension – Amarillo Peter Dotray, Weed Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension – Lubbock Scott Nolte, Weed Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – College Station Muthu Bagavathiannan, Weed Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research – College Station Dodder (Cuscuta sp.), also commonly known as cuscuta, is a parasitic, leafless, annual weedy vine that is becoming more common across the Texas Panhandle. Dodder has many nicknames, like love vine, witches shoelaces, hairweed, and devilguts. Dodder resembles spaghetti. The vine color… Read More →