[3] It has a range of effects on its host[4] and has repeatedly been introduced to the United States of America.

From mild development issues to serious complications sometimes resulting in death, the Japanese dodder can cause a wide spectrum of effects on its plant host.

[6] Cuscuta japonica shares a similar morphology to vines, displaying stems that are mostly yellow with bits of red along it.

[4] The Japanese dodder also exhibits small flowers that are "pale-yellow to cream"[7] in color and contain one circular stigma.

[9] Cuscuta japonica can be found non-invasively in a variety of places on the continent of Asia.