Gorse parasitised by Hellweed

More usually known as Dodder, Cuscuta epithymum is a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll entirely.



Rhi noticed it parasitising Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on the coast of St. Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire.



I particullarly like the name Hellweed as it recalled to me H.G. Wells' description of the martian red-weed in his book "War of the Worlds".