parasitic plant id please

[green thing]

Hi anyone know what this is
Doesn't seem to be growing from the soil
Its not the main plant in the picture its the string type thing that
Wraps itself around other plants.
Sorry about the rubbish picture.

[vikkib]

Looks like young Bindweed to me : (

Bindweed / Royal Horticultural Society

[Thelma Sanders]

and to me.

[roitelet]

Or the tendrils of whte bryony.

[rustylady]

And if you follow the stems back it will be rooted somewhere.

[Nicos]

Any piccie of it's point of origin??...or leaves along it's stem??

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

I was gonna say bindweed or a dainty walking cucubit.

[green thing]

Had a good look tonight can't see any leaves or roots its just like string
It's turning from yellow to orange
Definitely parasitic no contact with the soil.

Very strange thing?

[rustylady]

Curious! Looking closer at your original photo whatever it is seems to be growing round plants in a celltray. Where is the celltray, and what plants are in it?

[veggiechicken]

Well spotted RL!! The plants look as if they need potting on so why not hoick it out and see what the roots look like. I bet you'll find something in there that shouldn't be there!!

[green thing]

Its growing on rocket
I don't bother to pot it on just grow it in cell trays in racks off the ground

Think I've found out what it is
Cuscuta japonica or Japanese Dodder

I've had a good look around and found it here

Galleria Carnivora: Invasive organisms

It grows from seed in the soil then severs it connection with soil then feeds from the host plant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgLE...e_gdata_player

[rustylady]

Really? Just had a look on the web and Cuscuta Japonica is a huge vine that grows on trees. No mention of it occurring in the UK either, though it causes problems in the USA apparently.

[green thing]

Think its this one


Hundreds of different varieties apparently
also used in chinese herbal remedies.

Herbal Healing : Herbal Uses of Japanese Dodder Seeds - YouTube

erb! Thats good for the libido apparently


Possibly mixed in with the rocket seed or compost from Lidl
Compost had lots of little mushrooms growing in it.

Keep eat or get rid

[rustylady]

But you're not even sure it is Japanese Dodder. I certainly wouldn't eat anything I couldn't positively identify.

[rustylady]

Found this site for you Japanese dodder Alert