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Cassytha pubescens

Botanic Family

Lauraceae

Author

R. Brown

Common Names

• Mawhai
• Dodder-laurel
• Downy Dodder-laurel
• Devil's Twine
• Spilled Devil's Twine

Geographical Habitats

• New South Wales
• Northern Territory
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria - Australia
• N. New Zealand

Natural Habitats

• Scrub
• secondary vegetation

Flowering Times

• Dec-Apr (Australia)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-Apr (Australia)

Parasitic hairy stem twiner with stems to 3mm thick. Spikes of 2-15 flowers, floral bracts to 1.5mm x 1.5mm, flowers to 2.9mm x 2mm, sepals to 1mm x 0.8mm, petals to 2mm x 1.5mm. Glabrescent greenish fruit to 10mm x 9mm.

Naturalised in some areas

Further References

• FONZ
• NYBG
• APNI
• Faust
• The Plant List 2