Kaunaʻoa == flower of Lānaʻi, the native dodder, a parasitic vine of the morning glory family
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #flower #morningGlory #dodder #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-august-26th-2025

Nice patch of dodder (Cuscuta sp.) at the restored meadow in the Crum Woods (Swarthmore College). No flowers yet so species ID is hopeless. #swarthmore #dodder #parasite #parasitic #botany #plants #cuscuta #nature #vines #convolvulaceae #ricohgriiix

Dodder bursting out of a host stem to flower. They don't usually reside inside other plants so this was worth a pic. Normally they just wrap around another plant and send in root-like haustoria to suck the juices out, like the situation you can see on the left. #cuscuta #dodder #convolvulaceae #parasitic #parasite #plants #botany #biology

Meeting re the #Dodder #greenway far right man Gavin Pepper turned up asking irrelevant questions. He got shouted down by the audience.

Golf, the most evil pastime after vampiricism and clerical abuse, has forced the rerouting of a sensibly-routed greenway along the Dodder. I may be wrong @ccferrie but it looks as if the "greenway" is now going to run for a section along a busy, hilly, dangerous road from the Dropping Well inwards https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2024/02/26/council-unveils-revised-route-for-greenway-in-south-dublin/ #Greenway #Speedway #Dodder

#Dublin #Dodder #MastoDaoine #Rain