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Family Cuscutaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Cuscuta sandwichiana   

On Naupaka, Makapu'u, Oahu

 

On 'Ilima, Ka'ena Point NAR, Oahu

KAUNA'OA

Orange parasitic annual vine on native coastal & dry lowland plants.  Stems lax and somewhat sticky.  Flowers 3 - 4 mm long, much larger than Cuscuta campestris; petals erect, stamens lacking filamentous 'scales' at base.  Endemic to Hawaii.