Help identify orange filament plant on my bushes near my house in Bakersville, NC?
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This is definitely dodder, a plant parasite. It lives by sucking the juice out of other plants. I think it is kind of neat, but I'm sure the plants think of it in the same way that we think of mosquitos and ticks, etc.
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Without really seeing this plant I am going to take a stab at DODDER. Dodder is a parasitic plant that is similar to mistletoe. It needs another plant to feed from. It will look like it does not even connect to the soil. I myself would gather it all up and off my plant. I am not sure if there is a chemical to get rid of it but taking it off would be a great start. I would sent it to the trash or burn it up. I have only seen it once on a plant while in a State park and it drove me nuts till I found out what it was. I am sure you if put dodder into your search engine it will give you way more info. then I can.
Without really seeing this plant I am going to take a stab at DODDER. Dodder is a parasitic plant that is similar to mistletoe. It needs another plant to feed from. It will look like it does not even connect to the soil. I myself would gather it all up and off my plant. I am not sure if there is a chemical to get rid of it but taking it off would be a great start. I would sent it to the trash or burn it up. I have only seen it once on a plant while in a State park and it drove me nuts till I found out what it was. I am sure you if put dodder into your search engine it will give you way more info. then I can.