Weed profile: Golden dodder
Golden dodder
Golden dodder
Cuscuta spp.
Dodder is a serious parasite of crops and pastures. It is an are annual, leafless plant which parasitise host plants by suckers, called haustoria. The haustoria penetrate the tissues of the host plant and remove nutrients, thereby reducing crop or pasture yields, preventing host development or even killing it. Contaminated seed or other produce is unmarketable. Golden dodder is a threat to lucerne, vegetables, many broadleaf crops, pastures and seed crops.
Status
- Declared in NSW under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (view details)