Cuscuta epilinum Weihe
(Flax Dodder)

Interactions where Cuscuta epilinum 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 Major Linum usitatissimum Flax Malpighiales: Linaceae 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 epilinum/Cuscuta epilinumflax dodderhaustorium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Linaceae/Linum usitatissimum/Linum usitatissimumflaxstemMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCuscuta epilinum (Flax 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 epilinum (Flax Dodder)

Cuscuta epilinum (Flax 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 epilinum (Flax Dodder):

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