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Thursday, 8 August 2024

Parasitic Dodder on the hemi-parasitic Eyebright on the South Downs of Sussex


 On a walk to find the County flower of Sussex, many species of plants and insects were found including Dodder, a parasite feeding on the hemi-parasitic Eyebright.  Dodders lack roots and leaves, and also lack chlorophyll, the green pigment found in most plants. Dodders have slender, yellow-orange stems that cover infected plants in a spreading, tangled, mass. This Dodder plant has white flowers in July 2024.  

See the route walked at https://out.ac/IVGtSa

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