Cassytha glabella

Common name: 

Slender Dodder-laurel
Tangled dodder-laurel

Family: 

Lauraceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Murray Mallee, Lowan Mallee, Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (BCDEHJKMNPRSTWXZ) also WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas

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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Coastal heathland1

Flower description:

White2

Habit:

Herbaceous, leafless, hemiparasitic climber2

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

This species is completely glabrous (hairless) and the flowers are in clusters2

Images:
Image of Cassytha glabella
Image of Cassytha glabella
Image of Cassytha glabella Image: Mary Ellis
Image of Cassytha glabella Image: David Meagher
Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia

Links to description of this species:

RBG

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

1 Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
2 Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria