Cuscuta campestris

Basic information
Scientific name	Cuscuta campestris	Click to magnify
Major synonym	Cuscuta pentagona
Common names	Field dodder
Higher taxon	Cuscutaceae, Solanales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta
Natural range	North America.
Habitat	Farm area, fruit garden, pasture, roadside, vacancy, riverside, beach, parasite on cultivated plants.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Almost entire Japan
Origin	Unknown.
Date	The first record was in 1970s, at Fuchu, Tokyo.
Route	Accidental: With imported seeds of crops or afforestation plants.
Impact	Parasitize on native species, crops, cultviated plants, etc. Native organism(s) affected: Native plants, crops, cultivated plants, etc.
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Asia, Russia, Europe, Oceania.

Reference

Notes

DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki, Tokyo (in Jpn)
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2011-1-26) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html (in Jpn)
Osada (1976) Colored Illustrations of Naturalized Plants of Japan. Hoikusha, Osaka (in Jpn)
Satake et al. (1981) Wild Flowers of Japan, Herbaceous Plants [III]. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Shimizu (ed) (2003) Naturalized Plants of Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
etc.