Cuscuta gronovii (Common dodder)

6/27/2024 · Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

9/9/2023 · Salt marsh, Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 6″ (12 × 14 cm)

9/9/2023 · Salt marsh, Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 8″ (11 × 19 cm)

9/9/2023 · Salt marsh, Flying Point, Georgetown, Maine · ≈ 5 × 8″ (13 × 20 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Solanales	Potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias, sweet potatoes, morning glories, many others
Family	Convolvulaceae	Bindweed or morning glory family
Genus	Cuscuta	A name of Arabic derivation meaning “dodder”
Species	gronovii