tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post115327694879815666..comments2023-10-11T06:28:51.492-04:00Comments on Invasive Species Weblog: Dodders of the RevolutionJennifer Forman Orthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1153522798400766742006-07-21T18:59:00.000-04:002006-07-21T18:59:00.000-04:00Awesome!!!!---------My retort:C. japonicaParasite ...Awesome!!!!<BR/><BR/>---------<BR/>My retort:<BR/><BR/>C. japonica<BR/>Parasite I do not know<BR/>And hope not to meet.<BR/><BR/>:-)Jennifer Forman Orthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1153424088415005452006-07-20T15:34:00.000-04:002006-07-20T15:34:00.000-04:00Haiku by Japanese Dodder:Cuscuta. Dodder.Green al...Haiku by Japanese Dodder:<BR/><BR/><I>Cuscuta</I>. Dodder.<BR/>Green alien spaghetti<BR/>I will eat your treesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1153344942178471872006-07-19T17:35:00.000-04:002006-07-19T17:35:00.000-04:00Holy cow, those are some spectacular photos! Thank...Holy cow, those are some spectacular photos! Thanks for the link Monique.<BR/><BR/>Wayne, I can't believe you didn't leave a link to your dodder posts. Adding as well...Jennifer Forman Orthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541113905903121231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1153321064875398452006-07-19T10:57:00.000-04:002006-07-19T10:57:00.000-04:00We discovered this same problem species in Houston...We discovered this same problem species in Houston a few years ago, and for the same reason. Japanese dodder is *huge* compared to other species, and it is capable of killing large trees in a short period of time. Cutting down and burning the host is about the only way to get rid of an infestation. The seeds can remain viable in the soil for decades. An infestation at Duke or Clemson was only wiped out when the soil was heat-sterilized with a tractor-drawn flamethrower (the seeds must be heated enough to pop like popcorn, or they are just scarified.) Since this is a cultivated plant, a massive public education campaign as to why it is dangerous is necessary-- in multiple languages. Images can be seen by going to this address and searching for cuscuta japonica:<BR/>http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery/gallery_query.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448716.post-1153310094611904322006-07-19T07:54:00.000-04:002006-07-19T07:54:00.000-04:00I've found dodder interesting for all kinds of rea...I've found dodder interesting for all kinds of reasons, and realize there are several non-natives. We've found several native species and have been struck by the USDA Plants labels of a couple of these being tagged as threatened/endangered and at the same time as "noxious". Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com