America’s Wildflowers, On the Road in a Truck Camper Pt 2

Tiger4x4RV wrote:
The orange stuff is dodder, a parasitic plant. It can eventually kill the host plant.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7496.html

Great catch Reddog1. What really is hard to convey is how dramatic this parasite is in the bright color it is. It is more apparent in the wet seasons, in Death Valley, and can be found in many places. Sadly it seems to be taking a strong foothold on the native species. The link Tiger4X4 is a good source to learn more about it.

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