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སྦྲུལ་ཞགས
a snake lasso [RY]
(med) Dodder
1. Cuscuta europaea L. (Convolvulaceae) European dodder (Wangyal 2020)
2. Cuscuta chinensis Lam. (Convolvulaceae) Chinese dodder (Molvray 1988 H). Reported name gser gud. Cited from northern sources. gser gud echoes the name gser skud for Usnea lichen or 'Old man's beard'. Both have a thread like morpholgy, both lack roots. Dodder is a parasitic plant living from the sap of the host plant, Usnea is an epiphytic lichen.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:49, 4 April 2024 (EDT)