Slender parasitic herb with pinkish-yellow to orange or white, glabrous, twining stems. It is attached to the host plant with an intrusive specialized structure, through which the parasite extracts nourishment from the host. Tangles of the twining stems eventually may cover low-growing vegetation. The stems have scale-like leaves and are without chlorophyll. The white bell-shaped flowers are very small 0.10-0.16" wide and occur in dense clusters. Found throughout TN and bloom August-October.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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