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Scientific Name
Cassytha glabella
Family Name
LAURACEAE
Common Name
Slender or Tangled Dodder-laurel
Status
Height
1m
Flowers
About 3mm in diameter, 5-8 together. The flower enlarges and surrounds the developing fruit.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Twining parasitic plant with smooth, slender stems; forms dense mats over undergrowth.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; King Island; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar
Communities
Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant, especially in coastal heath.
Site Tolerance
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
General Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Germination has been observed following fire, but mild abrasion of the seed is ineffectual; may require stronger treatment. Requires a host plant to parasitise. Suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
The fleshy drupe encloses one hard seed. Drupe is 5-6mm long and green when ripe.
Seed Treatment Method
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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