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Cuscuta dodder weed
February 19 , 2024
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- An invasive weed, is slowly choking the Chengalpattu forests and Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary.
- It is threatening the local vegetation, ecology and habitat of migratory birds.
- Cuscuta dodder, a parasitic vine without roots, is native to North America.
- Legislation in 25 countries has listed the dodder as a ‘declared noxious weed’ with seeds and plant material denied entrance.
- In United States, it is the only weed seed whose movement is prohibited in every state.
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