| Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Tribe | Cuscuteae |
| Scientific name | Cuscuta japonica Choisy |
| Synonyms | Cuscuta colorans Maximowicz; Cuscuta japonica Choisy var. paniculata Engelmann; Cuscuta japonica Choisy var. thyrsoidea Engelmann; Cuscuta reflexa Roxburgh var. densiflora Bentham; Cuscuta systyla Maximovicz; Monogynella japonica (Choisy) Hadač & Chrtek |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nenashi-kazura (ネナシカズラ, 根無葛 [meaning: rootless vine]) |
| (English common name) Japanese dodder | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia. Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Vietnam | |
| Habitat | Field |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=56 |
| Description | Flowers white corollas ca. 4mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 4mm long. Vine. Annual plants. |
| Reference | Cuscuta japonica Choisy |
| Cuscuta japonica Choisy | |
| Cuscuta japonica Choisy | |
| Benzoylaminoalkylenephosphonic acids or esters thereof, herbicidal compositions containing same and their herbicidal use (US Patent 4685952/1987) | |
| Ketol fatty acid derivatives and plant growth regulators (US Patent 7348457/2008) | |
| New saponin compound, saponin solution containing the same a preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions, health foods and cosmetics containing the saponin as an active component (WIPO Patent WO/2004/111069) | |
| Compositions for the acute and/or long term treatment of periodontal diseases (WIPO Patent WO/2006/059196) | |
| Note | Naturalized plants (first reported in 1975) |
| September 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
September 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |