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Leafless parasitic twiners Cuscuta
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Stigmas filiform; the style and stigma together c. as long as the ovary. Flowers in globular heads, 5–10 mm diam. Stamens exserted. Staminal scales oblanceolate, included in the corolla tube. Widespread, usually on leguminous plants. Introd. from Europe. Fl. spring–summer Cuscuta epithymum