Cuscuta sp. Utah (IMAGE) Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Caption A dodder (Cuscuta sp.) is parasitizing a blackbrush in the Lytle Ranch Preserve in Southwest Utah, where the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology runs a field station. Credit Ian T. Baldwin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.