Plant Group: Dicotyledon
Family Description:
Dodder-laurels are perennial creeping or climbing parasites, becoming rootless at maturity. Leaves are tiny and scale-like, hairy on the upper surface. Tiny white or green flowers are in dense clusters. Fruit is berry-like and crowned by the remains of the perianth. The tangled mass may kill the host.
| Genera | Species | Images |
|---|---|---|
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Cassytha |
glabella |
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Cassytha |
melantha |
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Cassytha |
pubescens |
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Classification:
| Genus | Species |
|---|---|
| Cassytha | Cassytha glabella |
| Cassytha | Cassytha melantha |
| Cassytha | Cassytha pubescens |