@Canuckistanian Yes, but frequent to locally common in southern England, as it is on Dartmoor, rare elsewhere and absent in Scotland.

@snaprails Travels well!

@LillyHerself It does! I'd recommend watching the video reply to this post. So creepy!

@afewbugs Wow! Thanks! I did watch The Private Life of Plants but I don't remember this bit. It's a different species of Dodder that's parasitic on nettles but this really brings out how creepy and alien a plant it is.

As there's lots of gorse in Devon, there's also a fair amount of this parasitic climber Common Dodder (Cuscuta epithymum). It has no green chlorophyll, only these threadlike red stems, leaves reduced to small scales and small pink flowers in late summer. Quite a sight when first encountered.

Not exactly #BloomScrolling #ParasiticPlants #Devon #Gorse