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Cuscuta australis

Botanic Family
Convolvulaceae
Author
R. Brown

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Slender glabrous annual golden or reddish-yellow stemmed twining parasitic vine with scalelike leaves and haustoria. Lateral cymes 10mm diameter, of 6mm diameter white to cream flowers with bracts 2mm long, calyx 3mm long, 5 sepals 1.5mm long, corolla 5mm long with lobes 1mm or more long, 6mm diameter fruit capsule

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