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BSBI: Parasitic Greater Dodder refound in Warwickshire after 64 years

Source: BLOG POSTS – Mark Avery ·

Greater Dodder, a rare parasitic plant, has been recorded on the banks of the River Avon in Warwickshire: the first county record for 64 years. Because it lacks chlorophyll and can’t photosynthesise, Greater Dodder has to get all its water, nutrients and carbon from a host plant, usually nettle. The find was made this summer...

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