Cuscuta palaestina
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Description
A herb. It is a slender thread like creeper. It grows attached to other plants. The flowers are in very small heads 4-6 mm across. Seeds are 1 mm across.
Edible Uses
The plant is eaten raw or cooked.
Traditional Uses
It is eaten raw or cooked.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Where It Grows
Cyprus, Mediterranean,
Cultivation
Plants can grow from seed.
Other Information
These parasitic weeds can damage other crops.
Notes
There are 170 Cuscuta species. Also put in the family Cuscutaceae. Cuscuta plants are parasites growing on other plants.
References (1)
- http://cypruswildflowers.com
